{"product_id":"caramba-9780385721523","title":"Caramba!","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \"absurdly entertaining first novel\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) about mamacitas and mariachis, fiestas and tupperware parties, rodeos and Miss Magma beauty contests. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Endlessly inventive ... very funny. Martinez's deadpan perspective on faith, romance and the uneasy bonds of family is truly wonderful.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatalie and Consuelo are like-minded individuals who live in Lava Landing, California. When they aren't working at The Big Cheese Plant, they get all dolled up for the racetrack, or go for at a tequila float at The Big Five Four. They urgently need to get Consuelo's father out of Purgatory: he won't stop turning up in women's dreams until they do. But that means a trip to Mexico, and Consuelo still hasn't gotten over her fear of long car rides.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this touching and dazzling fresh novel, inspired by La Loter'a, a Mexican game of chance not unlike bingo, the American experience emerges in a brilliant new language and landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNINA MARIE MARTINEZ was born in San Jos?, California to a first generation Mexican-American father, and an American mother of Germanic descent. A high school dropout, she holds a Bachelors degree in literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz. In addition to writing novels, she is also a vintage clothes enthusiast and dealer and an avid baseball fan. She currently resides in Northern California where she is at work on her second novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914037924114,"sku":"9780385721523","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b57ee3db-e218-4f11-9945-779567a3ff46.jpg?v=1738803201","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/caramba-9780385721523","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}