{"product_id":"eating-ashes","title":"Eating Ashes","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlone and adrift in Barcelona, an unnamed narrator is haunted by the death of her teenage brother, Diego – the little boy she helped raise in Mexico while their mother struggled to make a living in Spain. Diego, who loved Vampire Weekend and dreamed of becoming a pilot. Diego, who hated Madrid as much as she did.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, with his ashes in hand, she must return to Mexico. Haunted by memories, she retraces their young lives leading up to the tragedy: the loneliness of emigration, their first separation, her activism against labour abuses, a turbulent relationship with an entitled lover, and a final, heavy-hearted confrontation with her brother.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShot through with flashes of dark humour, \u003cem\u003eEating Ashes\u003c\/em\u003e confronts both the intimate and the systemic struggles faced by migrants trying to build a life worth living.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"ttp-genre\" style=\"font-size:0.85em;font-style:italic;\"\u003eGenre: Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Books in Translation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brenda Navarro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60300319850841,"sku":"9781324096085","price":25.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1069\/9056\/7769\/files\/9781324096085.jpg?v=1793447444","url":"https:\/\/thetwotrickpony.ch\/products\/eating-ashes","provider":"The Two Trick Pony","version":"1.0","type":"link"}