{"product_id":"perla-9780307744173","title":"Perla","description":"From the author of the international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Mountain, \u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003ePerla\u003c\/i\u003e, a coming-of-age story based on one of the darkest chapters in Argentinean history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Growing up as a privileged only child in Buenos Aires, Perla Correa learned early on not to discuss the profession of her naval officer father in a country still reeling from the abuses of a deposed military dictatorship. But when an uninvited visitor appears in Perla's home, this encounter sets her on a journey that will force her to confront the unease she has suppressed all her life--and to make a wrenching decision about who she is, and who she will become.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolina De Robertis\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in England, Switzerland, and California by Uruguayan parents. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Mountain, \u003c\/i\u003ewas an international best seller that was translated into fifteen languages; it was an \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e2009 Terrific Read, a \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year, and the recipient of Italy's Rhegium Julii Prize. She is the recipient of a 2012 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her fiction and literary translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta, Zoetrope: All-Story, \u003c\/i\u003eand the V\u003ci\u003eirginia Quarterly Review, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications. She lives in Oakland, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460099969298,"sku":"9780307744173","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c4144e9d-630a-4472-bc81-87d71ea3f9f0.jpg?v=1730027027","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/perla-9780307744173","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}