{"product_id":"motherland-paula-ram-n-9781542036900","title":"Motherland: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Venezuelan reporter Paula Ram comes a powerful memoir about one woman's complicated relationship with her family as her beloved homeland collapses into ruin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the span of a generation, oil-rich Venezuela spiraled into a dire state of economic collapse. Reporter Paula Ram experienced the crisis firsthand as her middle-class family saw their quality of life deteriorate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic services no longer functioned. Money lost its value. Her mother couldn't afford to buy food, which was increasingly scarce. The once-prosperous country fell into ruin. Like many others, Ram's family struggled to survive each day in their beloved city, Maracaibo--until, one by one, they each made the unbearable choice to leave the home they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, it was Ram's mother, a widow, who stayed behind, loyal to the only home she'd ever known. In this heartbreaking mix of lived experience, family chronicle, and journalistic essay, Paula Ram explores the anguish of her own relationships set against the staggering collapse of a country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMotherland\u003c\/i\u003e is a uniquely human account about the ties that bind--and the fragile concept of \u003ci\u003ehome\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Ram\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542036909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542036900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon Crossing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.80w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2023","brand":"Paula Ram","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44181464973567,"sku":"9781542036900","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7243e526-a2aa-42ce-b7fe-5641a4cd9dad.jpg?v=1690260598","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/motherland-paula-ram-n-9781542036900","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}