{"product_id":"my-half-orange-a-story-of-love-and-language-in-seville-9781948954778","title":"My Half Orange: A Story of Love and Language in Seville","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn his late thirties, John Julius Reel left his native New York for Seville, hoping to reinvent himself, find his voice as a writer, and cast off the shadow of his famous father. When his girlfriend dumped him after a month-long visit, the last tie was cut, and he had to face his future from his stark, mosquito-infested rented room. Alone in a foreign land, struggling with the language, and longing to find his place and purpose in the world, he began to rebuild his life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is a tender, comical, and illuminating story about what it means to learn to speak and think in a new way, and to spend so much time away from home that the foreign becomes familiar. This heartwarming chronicle filled with Sevillian \u003ci\u003edelicias\u003c\/i\u003e (soccer, Iberian ham, creative cursing, and one extraordinary woman) reveals how love, language, and culture can transform your life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Julius Reel moved from Staten Island to Seville in 2005.\u003c\/b\u003e His memoir \u003ci\u003e¿Qué pinto yo aquí?\u003c\/i\u003e (Where do I fit in?) was published in 2014 by \u003ci\u003eEditorial Confluencias\u003c\/i\u003e in Spain. He is a regular participant in various tertulias on Andalusian public radio, has dabbled in acting (most notably in Nonio Parejo's feature film \u003ci\u003e6 toreros yankees 6\u003c\/i\u003e), and has published over 100 articles in Spanish newspapers. He loves teaching. His Facebook page \"Spanglish in a Minute\" is steadily approaching 100,000 followers. He also passionately reviews memoirs on his YouTube channel Book Rants. \u003ci\u003eMy Half Orange\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tortoise Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50389970583826,"sku":"9781948954778","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dbe42390-433d-4fd9-9545-7b90b26dc678.jpg?v=1728935040","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-half-orange-a-story-of-love-and-language-in-seville-9781948954778","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}