{"product_id":"a-body-across-two-hemispheres-a-memoir-in-essays-paperback","title":"A Body Across Two Hemispheres: A Memoir in Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Buitron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Body Across Two Hemispheres\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely book, one many of us need and will be grateful to have read. \u003c\/strong\u003e--Shara McCallum\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Body Across Two Hemispheres\u003c\/em\u003e is the kind of memoir that makes us more human; the kind written with tenderness about ordinary people with ordinary and exceptional, bitter and beautiful, small and big lives. Like ours. --\u003c\/strong\u003eAdriana Páramo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlways honest and surprising, Buitron's book showcases multiple essay forms to tell a powerful, timeless story. A wonderful debut.\u003c\/strong\u003e --Dinty W. Moore\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this electrifying debut, Victoria Buitron comes of age between Ecuador and the United States as she explores her ancestry, learns two languages, and searches for a place she can call home. It portrays not only the immigrant experience, but the often-overlooked repatriate experience while interweaving facets of depression, family history, and self-love. With the utmost honesty, \u003cem\u003eA Body Across Two Hemispheres\u003c\/em\u003e encompasses the deep and complex layers of teenage life into adulthood--and the sacrifices made along the way for Victoria to become who she was meant to be all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictoria Buitron is a freelance writer and translator whose work delves into the intersections of identity and place, family history, and the moments her hippocampus refuses to forget. A Body Across Two Hemispheres is her debut memoir, which narrates her search for home between Ecuador and Connecticut. The latter is where she currently lives with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099281330311,"sku":"9781949116991","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/315792e962185ba65001c95ea27088e6.webp?v=1732372640","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-body-across-two-hemispheres-a-memoir-in-essays-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}