{"product_id":"9781620403365","title":"Crow Blue : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCrow Blue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Adriana Lisboa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI was thirteen. Being thirteen is like being in the middle of nowhere. Which was accentuated by the fact that I was in the middle of nowhere. In a house that wasn't mine. In a city that wasn't mine, in a country that wasn't mine, with a one-man family that, in spite of the intersections and intentions (all very good), wasn't mine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her mother dies, thirteen-year-old Vanja is left with no family and no sense of who she is, where she belongs, and what she should do. Determined to find her biological father in order to fill the void that has so suddenly appeared in her life, Vanja decides to leave Rio de Janeiro to live in Colorado with her stepfather, a former guerrilla notorious for his violent past. From there she goes in search of her biological father, tracing her mother's footsteps and gradually discovering the truth about herself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRendered in lyrical and passionate prose, \u003ci\u003eCrow Blue\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary road trip through Brazil and America, and through dark decades of familial and political history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lisboa is excellent on tiny details--the significance of little objects, fleeting instants that change us. Moments in conversations, or the wonder of Vanja's first snowfall, are touching and sometimes mesmerising; but Lisboa is not sentimental, and Vanja isn't, either. With its fresh and instantly familiar voice, \u003ci\u003eCrow Blue \u003c\/i\u003etells the human story of a migrant experience, but there's no self-pity in Vanja's sense of dislocation. Her story may be full of warmth and love, but she is also insightful, practical and forthright. There's a fine sense of rhythm and tone, rendered with vibrancy and precision by Alison Entrekin.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Independent, Books of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A classic coming-of-age narrative that also explores the dark side of Brazil's political history.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Confidently written . . . Adriana Lisboa's prose is a wonderful invitation, and her characters are that of the globalized world. She has much to say, and she knows just how to say it.” —\u003ci\u003eJornal do Commercio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Riveting . . . [Lisboa] deftly weaves together scenes of past and present . . . bringing the story to a satisfying crescendo.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on Symphony in White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It's what renews our faith: this young author from Rio de Janeiro is the most stunning revelation in the Brazilian literature of her generation.” —\u003ci\u003eCorreio Braziliense on The Hut of Fallen Persimmons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Multi-layered narrative [and] deftly translated . . . In \u003ci\u003eCrow Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, Lisboa succeeds in writing an imaginative story that keeps its interconnected plotlines moving simultaneously. With lyrical prose and keen insight, \u003ci\u003eCrow Blue \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the search for a long-lost father can reveal the meaning of family itself.” —\u003ci\u003eHigh Country News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781620403365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40595507249358,"sku":"9781620403365","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1383ef73-f90e-4bf8-9a38-c6676f531131.jpg?v=1637833817","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781620403365","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}