{"product_id":"9781940430584","title":"Juventud","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIPPY, Bronze, Literary Fiction\u003cbr\u003eForeword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year, Finalist\u003cbr\u003eThe Eric Hoffer Award, First Runner-Up in General Fiction\u003cbr\u003eThe Montaigne Medal, Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up as the only daughter of a wealthy landowner in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, teenaged Mercedes Martinez knows a world of maids, armed guards, and private drivers. When she falls in love with Manuel, a fiery young activist with a passion for his faith and his country, she begins to understand the suffering of the desplazados who share her land. A startling discovery about her father forces Mercedes to doubt everything she thought she knew about her life, and she and Manuel make plans to run away together. But before they can, tragedy strikes in a single violent night. Mercedes flees Colombia for the United States and a life she never could have imagined. Fifteen years later, she returns to Colombia seeking the truth, but discovers that only more questions await.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the bristling, beautiful prose that won her an IPPY Gold Medal for her short story collection \u003ci\u003eTrain Shots,\u003c\/i\u003e Vanessa Blakeslee's \u003ci\u003eJuventud\u003c\/i\u003e explores the idealism of youth, the complexities of a ravaged country, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curbside Splendor Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039714885872,"sku":"9781940430584","price":11.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781940430584_p0.jpg?v=1763667684","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781940430584","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}