{"product_id":"the-marriage-act-the-risk-i-took-to-keep-my-best-friend-in-america-and-what-it-taught-us-about-love-paperback","title":"The Marriage Act: The Risk I Took to Keep My Best Friend in America, and What It Taught Us About Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiza Monroy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter her traditional engagement to her high school sweetheart falls apart, Liza Monroy faced the prospect of another devastating loss: the deportation of her best friend Emir. Desperate to stay in America, Emir tried every legal recourse to obtain a green card knowing that his return to the Middle East--where gay men are often beaten and sometimes killed--was too dangerous. So Liza proposes to Emir in efforts to keep him safe and by her side. After a fast wedding in Las Vegas, the couple faces new adventures and obstacles in both L.A. and New York City as they dodge the INS. Their relationship is compounded further by the fact that Liza's mother works for the State Department preventing immigration fraud. Through it all, Liza and Emir must contend with professional ambition, adversity, and heartbreak and eventually learn the true lessons of companionship and devotion. This marriage that was not a marriage, in the end, really was. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Act\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and topical look at the changing face of marriage in America and speaks to the emergent generation forming bonds outside of tradition--and sometimes even outside the law.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiza Monroy\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Act: The Risk I Took to Keep My Best Friend in America...And What It Taught Us about Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMexican High\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays and articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has also been featured in various anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eGoodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Big Family\u003c\/i\u003e. Liza has taught writing at Columbia University, UCLA Extension, and UC Santa Cruz. She currently lives in Santa Cruz, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.3 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773064741152,"sku":"9781593765361","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ecec5b76fa02d16846177955822dead9.webp?v=1780418861","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-marriage-act-the-risk-i-took-to-keep-my-best-friend-in-america-and-what-it-taught-us-about-love-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}