{"product_id":"in-the-cards-christina-saballos-9781543430837","title":"In the Cards: A Collection of Memories Inspired by Loter?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the game of Loter?, we are each destined the cards that decide our fate as players.\u003cbr\u003e A sensitive young man in mourning is visited by his dead mother's spirit. A girl is captivated by her brother's\u003cbr\u003e melancholy music with no clue of the grim sadness his future holds. A trio of youngsters learn the meaning of\u003cbr\u003e retaliation against the ultimate summertime rejection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a few pages of ghost stories told to her by her grandmother, Christina Saballos started a blog that\u003cbr\u003e featured short memoirs based on family lore and personal experiences. For an amusing challenge, each story was\u003cbr\u003e inspired by one of the iconic images of the popular Mexican card game Loter?. With fifty-four cards in the deck, \u003cbr\u003e she flipped through the images until an idea sparked and a memory was awakened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese memories, best shared around the dinner table, on long road trips, by letter, or those delicious one-on-one\u003cbr\u003e conversations over coffee or beers, are intimate examples of pain, struggle, and love that build our identities and\u003cbr\u003e make up our destinies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Saballos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 154343083X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781543430837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Xlibris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.11d","brand":"Christina Saballos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124762505471,"sku":"9781543430837","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b080d58b-3523-4a8a-89a2-aeca1fb907cb.jpg?v=1687438687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-cards-christina-saballos-9781543430837","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}