{"product_id":"lucky-boy-paperback-1","title":"Lucky Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShanthi Sekaran\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping tale of adventure and searing reality, \u003ci\u003eLucky Boy \u003c\/i\u003egives voice to two mothers bound together by their love for one lucky boy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sekaran has written a page-turner that's touching and all too real.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heart-rending and heartwarming....There's something for everyone in this wonderful novel.\"--Celeste Ng, \u003ci\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, \u003ci\u003eTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this astonishing novel, Shanthi Sekaran gives voice to the devotion and anguish of motherhood through two women bound together by their love for one boy. Soli, a young undocumented Mexican woman in Berkeley, CA, finds that motherhood offers her an identity in a world where she's otherwise invisible. When she is placed in immigrant detention, her son comes under the care of Kavya, an Indian-American wife overwhelmed by her own impossible desire to have a child. As Soli fights for her son, Kavya builds her love on a fault line, her heart wrapped around someone else's child. Exploring the ways in which dreams and determination can reshape a family, Sekaran transforms real life into a thing of beauty. From rural Oaxaca to Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto to the dreamscapes of Silicon Valley, \u003ci\u003eLucky Boy \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a moving and revelatory look at the evolving landscape of the American dream and the ever-changing borders of love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShanthi Sekaran\u003c\/b\u003e teaches creative writing at California College of the Arts, and is a member of the San Francisco Writers' Grotto. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prayer Room\u003c\/i\u003e and her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest New American Voices, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCanteen, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as online at \u003ci\u003eZyzzyva\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMutha Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. A California native, she lives in Berkeley with her husband and two children. \u003ci\u003eLucky Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738293440575,"sku":"9781101982266","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6bb8486e1255103a3bee954e8c18515a.webp?v=1765152814","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/lucky-boy-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}