{"product_id":"house-of-broken-angels-hc","title":"House Of Broken Angels HC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this \"raucous, moving, and necessary\" story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his final days, beloved and ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly one hundred, dies, transforming the weekend into a farewell doubleheader. Among the guests is Big Angel's half brother, known as Little Angel, who must reckon with the truth that although he shares a father with his siblings, he has not, as a half gringo, shared a life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross two bittersweet days in their San Diego neighborhood, the revelers mingle among the palm trees and cacti, celebrating the lives of Big Angel and his mother, and recounting the many inspiring tales that have passed into family lore, the acts both ordinary and heroic that brought these citizens to a fraught and sublime country and allowed them to flourish in the land they have come to call home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeeming with brilliance and humor, authentic at every turn, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe House of Broken Angels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Luis Alberto Urrea at his best, and cements his reputation as a storyteller of the first rank. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Epic . . . Rambunctious . . . Highly entertaining.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Intimate and touching . . . the stuff of legend.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"An immensely charming and moving tale.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNational Bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of the Best Books of the Year from National Public Radio, American Library Association, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, BookPage, Newsday, BuzzFeed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Literary Hub\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friends of the Mill Valley Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948261179623,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3397\/3991\/files\/51JP5H81GwL.webp?v=1775512256","url":"https:\/\/friendsmvl.org\/products\/house-of-broken-angels-hc","provider":"Friends of the Mill Valley Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}