{"product_id":"country-of-under","title":"Country of Under","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brooke Shaffner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Mason Jar Press, 2024-04-09\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCOUNTRY OF UNDER, winner of the 1729 Book Prize, revolves around the transformative friendship of Pilar Salomé Reinfeld, raised by her undocumented father, a descendent of Bolivian Mennonites, in a Mexican-American community; and Carlos\/Carla\/Río Gomez, a gender-fluid DREAMer raised by their grandmother in the same Texican bordertown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter years away, tragedy calls them back to the Rio Grande Valley--their lives changed but still bound. Still mourning, Pilar returns to New York City with Río. As Río finds love and Pilar struggles to find a way forward, they drift apart. When Pilar's decision to engage in a dangerous artivist act finally threatens to tear them apart, they struggle to do what they have done in their best moments: see the beauty in each other, even when the world does not.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This luminous novel of big heart and span is a wonder. I am changed for having read it. The story has become part of my soul.\"--Diane Zinna, author of The All-Night Sun\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"At its core, COUNTRY OF UNDER is about time: The time it takes to understand oneself, others, the family you have--and the family you make. And, the time it takes to develop the patience to wait, as self-revelation unfolds.\"--Barbara Fischkin, author of Muddy Cup: A Dominican Family Comes of Age in a New America\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Brooke Shaffner's COUNTRY OF UNDER is a novel about the pain and wonder of being between identities. Between male and female. Citizen and immigrant. Fulfilled and empty. Outsider and insider. A novel of our time, told with deep compassion and striking beauty.\"--Helen Benedict, author of The Good Deed and Wolf Season\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiction. Family \u0026amp; Relationships. Latinx Studies. LGBTQ+ Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47346534547625,"sku":"PHBK-9781951853181","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/26085033482882.jpg?v=1786636829","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/country-of-under","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}