{"product_id":"coming-to-america-ana-doina-9781592117710","title":"Coming to America: A Jewish-Romanian Story of Belonging","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fierce, intimate memoir of leaving, becoming, and remembering. \u003ci\u003eComing to America\u003c\/i\u003e brings Cold War history, immigrant identity, and motherhood into sharp, unforgettable focus.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover Ana Doina's unforgettable chronicle of exile, survival, and second chances--from communist Romania to post-9\/11 America, where memory, motherhood, and identity collide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAna Doina grows up under communist rule in Romania, where secret police, censorship, and whispered family histories shape every choice. Years later, she lands in the United States with a baby in her arms, stunned by fast-talking strangers, ruthless efficiency, and a culture that seems at once generous and indifferent. Between these worlds lie earthquakes, crackdowns, lost homes, and the fragile hope that crossing borders might also mean crossing into freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat gives this book its force is Doina's sharp, unsentimental eye and her instinct for intimate detail: the taste of pickled vegetables in a bleak winter, the terror of a school interrogation over a careless remark, the awkward comedy of supermarket aisles filled with foods she cannot name. She braids personal memories with political history, reflections on Jewish identity, feminist anger, and the everyday labor of raising American children while still thinking in another language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders who care about freedom, memory, and the quiet bravery of ordinary lives will find a story that lingers long after the last page.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ana Doina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1592117716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592117710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Histria Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ana Doina","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001094480127,"sku":"9781592117710","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coming-to-america-ana-doina-9781592117710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}