{"product_id":"the-ruins-of-california-9781594482311","title":"The Ruins of California","description":"For the Ruin family in 1970s California, as described by the precocious young Inez, life is complex. Her father, Paul, is self-obsessed, intrusive, and brilliant. He's also twice divorced, leaving Inez to bounce between two worlds and embracing neither-that of Paul's bohemian life in San Francisco and the more sedate world of her mother Connie, a Latin bombshell who plays tennis and attends EST seminars in the suburbs. As Inez progresses through high school we are witness to a remarkable family saga that renders a strange and fascinating slice of America in transition-one like the Ruins of California themselves, at once bold and innocent, creative and chaotic, obsessed and liberating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartha Sherrill is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Buddha from Brooklyn\u003c\/b\u003e, a work of nonfiction, and \u003cb\u003eMy Last Movie Star\u003c\/b\u003e, a novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298408923410,"sku":"9781594482311","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a3dfe9fc-a1b1-4e4d-a2c1-5df8352a1a69.jpg?v=1747819345","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ruins-of-california-9781594482311","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}