{"product_id":"when-you-get-to-the-other-side-paperback","title":"When You Get to the Other Side - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMariana Osorio Gumá\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCecilia Weddell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding novel about crossing both natural and supernatural borders--the mystical beauty of Rudolfo Anaya's \u003ci\u003eBless Me, Ultima\u003c\/i\u003e meets the urgency of Valeria Luiselli's \u003ci\u003eLost Children Archives\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe morning they left Amatlán in the bed of a pickup truck, in the hours between darkness and daybreak, the world became immense and noisy. Emilia Ventura shut her eyes and inhaled deeply, bringing in the fresh air of her homeland. She wanted to hold onto it. Let it go down into the depths of her soul, wrapped securely in the mist of daybreak.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmilia and Gregorio spent their childhood following their grandmother through the mountains of central México, gathering the ingredients she used for curandera work and learning about the supernatural world. When she passes away, the siblings are left alone. So they scrape together their money and pay coyotes to smuggle them to their father in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe siblings are exhausted before they even reach the border, where the coyotes seize Emilia for their own harsh ends. As brother and sister fight to find each other again, battling the parching desert and the ruthless criminals who haunt it, they draw strength from their profound bond and the insights into nature they gleaned from their grandmother. If Emilia and Gregorio can survive their journey, what awaits them on the other side? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis masterful novel, first published in México, pushes beyond stereotypes to honor not only the dangers immigrants withstand, but also the far-reaching knowledge and roots they carry. \u003ci\u003eWhen You Get to the Other Side\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, poignant look at the nature of borders, what it means to cross them, and the changes people undergo when they travel between two worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariana Osorio Gumá\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychoanalyst and writer. She has published seven books of fiction in Spanish, three of which have been selected by the International Board on Books for Young People for their high quality. In 2014, she was awarded the Premio Literario Lipp La brasserie for her novel \u003ci\u003eTal vez vuelvan los pájaros\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1967, she has lived in Mexico since 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecilia Weddell\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, and translator from El Paso, Texas. She has a Ph.D. in Editorial Studies from Boston University. Her translations from Spanish have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today, Literary Imagination, Harvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169983500423,"sku":"9781947627611","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7b969ce463458404ba969097f8872acf.webp?v=1733344988","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/when-you-get-to-the-other-side-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}