{"product_id":"this-time-tomorrow-9780312605025","title":"This Time Tomorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of an International Latino Book Award for Best Novel!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nGilbert Gaeta, a forklift operator in a dairy, can barely make payments on the house where he lives with his thirteen-year-old daughter, Ana. When a month of overtime shifts comes his way, he begins to envision a new life, one in which he can save enough money for an engagement ring, and finally propose to his girlfriend, Joyce. He works the night shift, exhausted but making good money, and it's looking like his plan will work. Then Ana is chased home from the Laundromat by bullies, and she begins pushing him to buy a washer and dryer. Gilbert tries to stay firm, but when Ana's trouble follows her to school, the pressure mounts to put her first, and delay his future with Joyce.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nJoyce, who at thirty-six has never lived on her own, can't move out of her father's traditional Mexican house until she is married. Feeling her life with Gilbert slipping away, she starts to despair. And then one day, standing before her impressive collection of vintage purses, she sees a way to take control of her future. But it won't be easy.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nWriting from three distinct and equally moving perspectives, award-winning author Michael Jaime-Becerra tells a story about the painful balance between love and responsibility. An intimate and poignant first novel, \u003ci\u003eThis Time Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e casts a new light on Southern California's working class and its struggles for happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Jaime-Becerra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Dunne Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 6.56w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312605025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/14\/2009 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/11\/2010 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Jaime-Becerra\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in El Monte, California, a working-class suburb of Los Angeles. He received his MFA from the University of California, Irvine, and currently teaches creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. His short-story collection, \u003ci\u003eEvery Night Is Ladies Night, \u003c\/i\u003e was named one of the best of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e It was awarded a California Book Award, and the Silver Medal for the First Work of Fiction. Michael is a winner of an International Latino Book Award. He lives in El Monte, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Dunne Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39955566559347,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_cd8fefb8-4930-4f76-9ab7-bf72f0c0e792.jpg?v=1648652054","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/this-time-tomorrow-9780312605025","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}