{"product_id":"my-name-is-iris-9781982177850","title":"My Name Is Iris","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e * \"Nuanced and compelling.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the PEN\/Hemingway Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Madonnas of Echo Park\u003c\/i\u003e, an engrossing dystopian novel set in a near-future America where mandatory identification wristbands turn second-generation immigrants into second-class citizens--\"a well-imagined allegory of divisive racial politics\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIris Prince is starting over. After years of drifting apart, she and her husband are going through a surprisingly drama-free divorce. She's moved to a new house in a new neighborhood, and has plans for gardening, coffee clubs, and spending more time with her nine-year-old daughter Melanie. It feels like her life is finally exactly what she wants it to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, one beautiful morning, she looks outside her kitchen window--and sees that a wall has appeared in her front yard overnight. Where did it come from? What does it mean? And why does it seem to keep \u003ci\u003egrowing?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, a Silicon Valley startup has launched a high-tech wrist wearable called \"the Band.\" Pitched as a convenient, eco-friendly tool to help track local utilities and replace driver's licenses and IDs, the Band is available only to those who can prove parental citizenship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly, Iris, a proud second-generation Mexican American, is now of \"unverifiable origin,\" unable to prove who she is, or where she, and her undocumented loved ones, belong. Amid a climate of fear and hate-fueled violence, Iris must confront how far she'll go to protect what matters to her most. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Part social commentary and part thoughtful consideration of themes that include family, identity, transitions, perspectives, and hope\" (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Iris\u003c\/i\u003e is an all-too-possible story that offers a brilliant and timely look at one woman's journey to discover who she can't--and can--be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrando Skyhorse's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Madonnas of Echo Park\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2011 PEN\/Hemingway Award and the Sue Kaufman Award for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His memoir, \u003ci\u003eTake This Man\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 and one of NBC News's 10 Best Latino Books of 2014. He also coedited the anthology, \u003ci\u003eWe Wear the Mask: 15 True Stories of Passing in America\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center fellowship, Skyhorse teaches English and creative writing at Indiana University Bloomington.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Avid Reader Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614608757010,"sku":"9781982177850","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_13d21dca-f57f-4140-a34a-bccdec8f5e18.jpg?v=1732452549","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-name-is-iris-9781982177850","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}