{"product_id":"my-half-orange-john-julius-reel-9781948954778","title":"My Half Orange: A Story of Love and Language in Seville","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn his late thirties, John Julius Reel left his native New York for Seville, hoping to reinvent himself, find his voice as a writer, and cast off the shadow of his famous father. When his girlfriend dumped him after a month-long visit, the last tie was cut, and he had to face his future from his stark, mosquito-infested rented room. Alone in a foreign land, struggling with the language, and longing to find his place and purpose in the world, he began to rebuild his life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is a tender, comical, and illuminating story about what it means to learn to speak and think in a new way, and to spend so much time away from home that the foreign becomes familiar. This heartwarming chronicle filled with Sevillian \u003ci\u003edelicias\u003c\/i\u003e (soccer, Iberian ham, creative cursing, and one extraordinary woman) reveals how love, language, and culture can transform your life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Julius Reel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194895477X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948954778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tortoise Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"John Julius Reel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069561827583,"sku":"9781948954778","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02d984a3-4831-434e-bc4b-64b70601be7b.jpg?v=1685425366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-half-orange-john-julius-reel-9781948954778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}