{"product_id":"the-farm-9781984853776","title":"The Farm","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Life is a lucrative business, as long as you play by the rules.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkimm\u003c\/i\u003e Reads Pick - \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week - Belletrist Book Pick -\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\" Joanne] Ramos's debut novel couldn't be more relevant or timely.\"--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eGlamour \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nestled in New York's Hudson Valley is a luxury retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, personal fitness trainers, daily massages--and all of it for free. In fact, you're paid big money to stay here--more than you've ever dreamed of. The catch? For nine months, you cannot leave the grounds, your movements are monitored, and you are cut off from your former life while you dedicate yourself to the task of producing the perfect baby. For someone else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jane, an immigrant from the Philippines, is in desperate search of a better future when she commits to being a \"Host\" at Golden Oaks--or the Farm, as residents call it. But now pregnant, fragile, consumed with worry for her family, Jane is determined to reconnect with her life outside. Yet she cannot leave the Farm or she will lose the life-changing fee she'll receive on the delivery of her child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gripping, provocative, heartbreaking, \u003ci\u003eThe Farm \u003c\/i\u003epushes to the extremes our thinking on motherhood, money, and merit and raises crucial questions about the trade-offs women will make to fortify their futures and the futures of those they love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD - LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"So many factors--gender, race, religion, class--may determine where you come down on the surrogacy debate. . . . Ramos plays with many of these notions in her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, which imagines what might happen were surrogacy taken to its high-capitalist extreme. . . . The stage is set for lively book chat.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A thrilling read.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Grippingly realistic.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A provocative idea, and Ramos nails it . . . Crisp and believable, this smart debut links the poor and the 1 percent in a unique transaction that turns out to be mutually rewarding.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wow, Joanne Ramos has written \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003epage-turner about immigrants chasing what's left of the American dream. . . . Truly unforgettable.\"\u003cb\u003e--Gary Shteyngart, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSuper Sad True Love Story \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLake Success\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Ramos \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in the Philippines and moved to Wisconsin when she was six. She graduated with a B.A. from Princeton University. After working in investment banking and private-equity investing, she became a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e. 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