{"product_id":"what-drowns-the-flowers-in-your-mouth-a-memoir-of-brotherhood-9780299316907","title":"What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBurdened by poverty, illiteracy, and vulnerability as Mexican immigrants to California's Coachella Valley, three generations of Gonz lez men turn to vices or withdraw into depression. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs brothers Rigoberto and Alex grow to manhood, they are haunted by the traumas of their mother's early death, their lonely youth, their father's desertion, and their grandfather's invective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRigoberto's success in escaping--first to college and then by becoming a writer--is blighted by his struggles with alcohol and abusive relationships, while Alex contends with difficult family relations, his own rocky marriage, and fatherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescending into a dark emotional space that compromises their mental and physical health, the brothers eventually find hope in aiding each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an honest and revealing window into the complexities of Latino masculinity, the private lives of men, and the ways they build strength under the weight of grief, loss, and despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rigoberto Gonzalez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299316907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRigoberto González is the author of seventeen books of poetry and prose, including the memoirs \u003ci\u003eButterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the American Book Award) and \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of My Hungers\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, serves on the board of trustees of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP), and is a professor of English at Rutgers-Newark, the State University of New Jersey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39952737992819,"sku":"0299316904","price":33.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9804fd3e-f314-4f6b-a30e-d1db2eaa8dc7.jpg?v=1648564670","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/what-drowns-the-flowers-in-your-mouth-a-memoir-of-brotherhood-9780299316907","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}