{"product_id":"mirador-9780990619451","title":"Mirador","description":"\u003cp\u003eMirador: a novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNate Hunter has no desire to visit Chiapas, Mexico.\u003c\/strong\u003e It's 1993, dawn of the Internet Age, and his star as a brilliant computer engineer is on the rise. He wants to stay put, focus on work. But his wife, Sarah, a dedicated nurse, wants to save the world. Invited to join a mission trip to the village of Mirador, deep in the Lacandon Jungle, she decides she's going, and Nate won't let her go alone. He knows the looming enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is causing unrest among the \u003cem\u003ecampesinos\u003c\/em\u003e and the government is cracking down on protests. The pastor leading the trip insists it's safe, but beneath the surface calm, rebellion is brewing, and an army of peasants calling themselves Zapatistas is preparing for war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy the time the group reaches Mirador, \u003c\/strong\u003e Nate realizes the trip is a mistake. That evening, Sarah tangles with the leader of a paramilitary group, triggering events that lead Nate deeper into the jungle, to a secret rebel camp, where unforgiving tests and a newfound sense of purpose challenge everything he believes about himself as a husband, lover, fighter, and man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonoring the spirit of the ancient Maya\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \"war against forgetting\" still being waged by \u003cem\u003elos ind genas \u003c\/em\u003etoday, \u003cem\u003e Mirador\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of one man's reckoning with love and loss, friendship and betrayal, courage and cowardice, death and rebirth, as he helps a group of rebels prepare for the Zapatista uprising of January 1, 1994: the first war fought on the ground and the World Wide Web.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Suspense, appealing characters and interesting historical events \u003c\/strong\u003ecreate a compelling story that is an engrossing page-turner.\" -- Sara Orwig, USA Today\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling romance author of \u003cem\u003eThe Forbidden Texan\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Rancher's Heir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An exquisitely written, gripping tale of love, obsession and revenge\u003c\/strong\u003e. James Jennings has created memorable characters who pop off the page. You can taste, feel and see the rural Mexican locations where a class war rages, evil thrives and brutal acts are a daily event. Once you pick this book up you'll have a tough time putting it down.\" -- Charles Salzberg, author of the award-winning \u003cem\u003eSecond Story Man\u003c\/em\u003e and the Shamus Award-nominated \u003cem\u003eHenry Swann\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Great tale  Jennings has a terrific feel for how ordinary Americans get in over their heads \u003c\/strong\u003eand how good intentions can lead to bad outcomes. The mountains, the jungles, the people of Chiapas are all beautifully rendered in a captivating saga that makes the little-known story of Mexico's Zapatista uprising come alive. This one will stay with you.\" -- Ross Klavan, author of \u003cem\u003eSchmuck\u003c\/em\u003e and the Independent Spirit Award-nominated screenplay for \u003cem\u003eTigerland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMirador\u003c\/em\u003e, the remarkable new novel from James Jennings\u003c\/strong\u003e, traces the development of the first 'internet revolution' in Chiapas through the intersection of a group of American missionaries and EZLN insurgents. It's a big story with the narrative dynamics of Robert Stone's A Flag for Sunrise, the historical complications of Gina Apostol's Insurrecto, and the persuasive local detail of Netflix's Narcos: Mexico. Jennings adds a significant voice to American letters.\" -- Tim Tomlinson, author most recently of \u003cem\u003eThis Is Not Happening to You\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of short stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Jennings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenpoint Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780990619451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennings, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - James Jennings is a writer and trial lawyer who lives with his wife, Vicky, in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is a fifth-generation Oklahoman and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, descended from tribal chiefs, warriors, horse breeders, scholars, judges, and men of the cloth. He studied Latin American history and politics at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City as an undergraduate and fell in love with Mexico's people and history. He has traveled throughout the country and seen the poverty in Chiapas, the site of the Zapatista uprising and the setting for Mirador.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGin, Kopecky-Wallace B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Award winning editor and author\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert, Lascaro L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Robert Lascaro is the design director of Greenpoint Press, where some of his book designs include: The House on Crash Corner, We're Not Leaving -featured on CBS 60 Minutes, and Starfish. He has worked as an art director at Scholastic, Ziff Davis, Thompson and the Wall Street Journal. Before his career in publishing he worked as a financial analyst on Wall Street, a newspaper reporter and the manager of The Center for Public Cinema which operated the repertory Bleecker Street and Carnegie Hall Cinemas. He has also worked as a life guard on the Jersey shore, a Fuller Brush salesman and a street magician on 42nd Street. He is an Eagle Scout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenpoint Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40635249852531,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":36.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4f2796cc-21de-49ee-b043-bf8e895a46ca.jpg?v=1671812325","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/mirador-9780990619451","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}