{"product_id":"9781039003095","title":"A Country You Can Leave","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A tour de force of character, and a captivating story to match. Vivid, tender and unflinching. I loved this journey. \"\u003ci\u003e —\u003c\/i\u003eAnn-Marie MacDonald, author of \u003ci\u003eFayne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning debut novel following the turbulent relationship of a Black, biracial teen and her ferocious Russian mother, struggling to survive in the California desert.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen  sixteen-year-old  Lara  and  her  fiery  mother,  Yevgenia,  find  themselves homeless again, the misnamed Oasis Mobile Estates is all they can afford. In this new community, where residents are down on  their  luck  but  rich  in  humor  and  escape  plans,  Lara  navigates  what  it means to be the Black biracial daughter of a Russian mother and begins to wonder what a life beyond Yevgenia’s orbit—with her insistence on reading only the right kind of books (Russian) and having the right kind of relationships (casual, with lots of sex)—might look like. When a brutal attack exposes the cracks in their relationship, Lara and Yevgenia are forced to confront the family legacy of violence and the strain of inherited trauma on the bonds of their love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA  Country  You  Can  Leave\u003c\/i\u003e is  a  dazzling,  sharp-witted  story  suffused  with yearning, as Lara and Yevgenia attempt to forge their own identities and thrive in a hostile land. Compelling and empathetic, wry and intimate, Asale Angel-Ajani’s unforgettable debut novel examines the beauty and dangers of womanhood in multiracial America.","brand":"Asale Angel-Ajani","offers":[{"title":"Knopf Canada |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-02-21","offer_id":44151397351679,"sku":"9781039003095","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_65794fdb-8e01-4d98-988d-76e414577a43.jpg?v=1669776123","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781039003095","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}