{"product_id":"the-grasshopper-lost-its-wings-rosy-hugener-9798295692611","title":"The Grasshopper Lost Its Wings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet against the political turbulence of 1990s Mexico, \u003cem\u003eThe Grasshopper Lost Its Wings\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary historical novel of ambition, exile, and moral reckoning.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEric-known as Chapu-grows up on the margins of Mexico City, selling juice at dawn while dreaming of a life beyond poverty. When he falls in love across class lines and is drawn into the inner circle of a presidential campaign, he catches sight of a future once unimaginable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut as the nation hurtles toward the assassination of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio, Chapu becomes entangled in events that shatter both his country and his innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA single turning point forces him to flee-first to California, then to Chicago-where survival demands reinvention. In exile, unexpected friendships help shape him into manhood. Yet growth cannot erase what has been done. The past follows him across borders, insistent and unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor an immigrant, homeland is never fully left behind; it lives in memory, in language, and in conscience.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlending Indigenous Mexican ways of knowing with modern political history, \u003cem\u003eThe Grasshopper Lost Its Wings\u003c\/em\u003e explores identity, responsibility, and the enduring truth that history must be faced before it can be healed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosy Hugener\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295692611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shared Pen Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Rosy Hugener","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517159977215,"sku":"9798295692611","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_852524ca-a8f7-4919-a641-df0edf975248.jpg?v=1778730309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-grasshopper-lost-its-wings-rosy-hugener-9798295692611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}