{"product_id":"come-together-fall-apart-9781594482410","title":"Come Together, Fall Apart","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith eight short stories and a novella that travel from dusty city streets to humid beaches, Cristina Henríquez carves out a distinctive and unforgettable vision of contemporary Panama. The stories of \u003ci\u003eCome Together, Fall Apart \u003c\/i\u003ecombine to create a seamless fictional world in which the varied landscapes and shifting culture of a country in transition--and the insistent voices of its young people--are vividly represented. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Yanina,\" a young man's fidelity is tested when a new living situation strains his relationship with his girlfriend. For the young woman in \"Ashes,\" the very notion of fidelity is shattered--and her lover's philandering is only one link in a chain of traumatic events that begins with her mother's death. In \"Mercury,\" an American girl visits her grandparents in Panama while her parents divorce at home, and attempts to connect with her ailing grandfather in broken Spanish that he'll never understand. Again and again, characters find their fates irrevocably tied to those of their families--in \"Beautiful,\" as fortunes rise; and in \"Come Together, Fall Apart,\" as they collapse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are stories of family bonds and generational conflicts, youthful infatuation and genuine passion that are tender, ambitious, and unflinching, from a bold and original young writer who is not only an accomplished prose stylist but also an irresistible storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCristina Henríquez\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eCome Together, Fall Apart: A Novella and Stories, \u003ci\u003eThe World In Half\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming novel \u003ci\u003eThe Great Divide\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAGNI\u003c\/i\u003e, and her non-fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford American\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePreservation\u003c\/i\u003e. She was featured in \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e as one of \"Fiction's New Luminaries,\" and is a recipient of the Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral Foundation Award, a grant started by Sandra Cisneros in honor of her father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She lives with her husband in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627732701458,"sku":"9781594482410","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_187730cc-fdfa-41e0-903e-cf7ae1154d01.jpg?v=1732719171","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/come-together-fall-apart-9781594482410","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}