{"product_id":"living-in-two-worlds-vivian-m-pisano-9781939353412","title":"Living in Two Worlds: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiving in Two Worlds is a story of love, loss, and reflection. Vivian, born to an American mother and Chilean father, has an idyllic childhood in her father's country. With her beloved abuelita (grandmother), her siblings and cousins, and their grandparents' fundo (large ranch), she enjoys a rich sense of family and long summers of fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what of all that her mother gave up in the United States? We find out, as the illness of Vivian's sister takes mother and children abruptly back to California-without Papa. From there displacement, grief, and resentments drive Vivian's search for identity and belonging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTia Sylvia sheds light on the complexity of the parents' predicament; and Vivian's own memories, dreams, imagination, and introspection piece together an understanding that gives perspective on, and appreciation for, the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In Living in Two Worlds, Pisano unpacks, with sensitivity and imagination, a fraught mother\/daughter relationship. This lyrically evocative memoir is gracefully told.\" -Anna Rabkin, author of From Krakow to Berkeley: Coming out of Hiding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vivian M. Pisano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939353416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939353412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ARC Light Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/08\/2022","brand":"Vivian M. Pisano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051103285503,"sku":"9781939353412","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13a1eaa3-b94a-477c-96af-3bfb118ac10b.jpg?v=1685011109","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-in-two-worlds-vivian-m-pisano-9781939353412","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}