{"product_id":"caramba-nina-marie-martinez-9780385721523","title":"Caramba!","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \"absurdly entertaining first novel\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) about mamacitas and mariachis, fiestas and tupperware parties, rodeos and Miss Magma beauty contests. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Endlessly inventive ... very funny. Martinez's deadpan perspective on faith, romance and the uneasy bonds of family is truly wonderful.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatalie and Consuelo are like-minded individuals who live in Lava Landing, California. When they aren't working at The Big Cheese Plant, they get all dolled up for the racetrack, or go for at a tequila float at The Big Five Four. They urgently need to get Consuelo's father out of Purgatory: he won't stop turning up in women's dreams until they do. But that means a trip to Mexico, and Consuelo still hasn't gotten over her fear of long car rides.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this touching and dazzling fresh novel, inspired by La Loter'a, a Mexican game of chance not unlike bingo, the American experience emerges in a brilliant new language and landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nina Marie Martinez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385721528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385721523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.32w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 62","brand":"Nina Marie Martinez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946568024319,"sku":"9780385721523","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9005617a-d60f-4ae2-b6de-f74f3c0b8792.jpg?v=1681513890","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/caramba-nina-marie-martinez-9780385721523","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}