{"product_id":"arribada-paperback-1","title":"Arribada - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEstela González\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*WINNER! 2023 Edmund White Award from the Publishing Triangle - WINNER, 2023 International Latino Book Award*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMariana Sá nchez Celis has traveled the world as a pianist trained at the Juilliard School of Music. But when her mother has a stroke and her beloved uncle suddenly disappears, Mariana must put her life on hold to return to her home in Ayotlan, Mexico. \u003cp\u003eShe soon discovers her town is no longer the place she remembers. Ayotlan's beaches, sea turtle colonies, and historic center are decimated under decades of neglect and abuse. What part did her late father have in this? And could it be related to her uncle's disappearance? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Fernanda Lucero, a member of the indigenous Concá ac people, convinces Mariana to join her sea turtle and architectural conservation projects, the deepening love between Mariana and Fernanda threatens to put them both further in harm's way. This, together with the web of secrets Mariana unravels, stands to radically transform her and her family's fate. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArribada\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a well-to-do woman pushed to confront her role in environmental and social injustice. It is the saga of a family faced with the realization that their comfortable position rests, beyond a strong work ethic, on crimes against what they hold dearest: the natural world, their town, and their loved ones. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstela Gonzá lez holds an MFA in creative writing and a PhD in Latin American literature. As a binational and bilingual writer, she tells stories in English and Spanish about race, class, gender, and environmental justice. Growing up in Mexico, Estela regularly visited her family in Mazatlá n, where decades-long intensive development has led to the demise of beaches and sea turtle colonies. Her research and support of fishermen protecting sea turtles in the Sea of Corté s deepen her reflections on environmental justice, race relations, and sexuality. Her work is featured in the \u003ci\u003eBarcelona Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eCobalt Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConnotation Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCronopio\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlash Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlyway Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKudzu House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLabel Me Latina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Colmena\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLuvina\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFem\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eRevista Mexicana de Literatura Contemporá nea\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in outstanding collections such as \u003ci\u003eBest of Solstice Literary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeminine Rising\u003c\/i\u003e (Cynren Press, 2019), and \u003ci\u003eUnder the Volcano\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53761862172979,"sku":"9781947976528","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/wcSMJ-XjVQ9781947976528_9ed5fa6f-6e18-4e7e-9d58-894c62c73b14.webp?v=1785358399","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/arribada-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}