{"product_id":"a-body-across-two-hemispheres-victoria-buitron-9781949116991","title":"A Body Across Two Hemispheres: A Memoir in Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Body Across Two Hemispheres\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely book, one many of us need and will be grateful to have read.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--Shara McCallum\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Body Across Two Hemispheres\u003c\/em\u003e is the kind of memoir that makes us more human; the kind written with tenderness about ordinary people with ordinary and exceptional, bitter and beautiful, small and big lives. Like ours.\" --\u003c\/strong\u003eAdriana P疵amo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Always honest and surprising, Buitron's book showcases multiple essay forms to tell a powerful, timeless story. A wonderful debut.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e --Dinty W. Moore\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this electrifying debut, Victoria Buitron comes of age between Ecuador and the United States as she explores her ancestry, learns two languages, and searches for a place she can call home. It portrays not only the immigrant experience, but the often-overlooked repatriate experience while interweaving facets of depression, family history, and self-love. With the utmost honesty, \u003cem\u003eA Body Across Two Hemispheres\u003c\/em\u003e encompasses the deep and complex layers of teenage life into adulthood--and the sacrifices made along the way for Victoria to become who she was meant to be all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Buitron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949116999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949116991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Woodhall Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Gold Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2022","brand":"Victoria Buitron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051926679807,"sku":"9781949116991","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0004059-c1a3-4dfc-a56e-1e66e56f3a41.jpg?v=1685015999","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-body-across-two-hemispheres-victoria-buitron-9781949116991","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}