{"product_id":"in-the-heart-of-the-valley-of-love-9780520207288","title":"In the Heart of the Valley of Love","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An apocalyptic picture of America on the brink of civil disorder and social collapse. . . . The writing is lucid and finely honed, often lyrical and occasionally magical.\"--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cynthia Kadohata explores human relationships in a Los Angeles of the future, where rich and poor are deeply polarized and where water, food, and gas, not to mention education, cannot be taken for granted. There is an intimate, understated, even gentle quality to Kadohata's writing--this is not an apocalyptic dystopia--that makes it difficult to shrug off the version of the future embodied in her book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Kadohata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.46w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520207288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Kadohata\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book \u003ci\u003eKira-Kira\u003c\/i\u003e, the National Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About Luck\u003c\/i\u003e, the Jane Addams Peace Award and PEN America Award winner \u003ci\u003eWeedflower\u003c\/i\u003e, and several critically acclaimed adult novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Floating World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40356985405555,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_65c4d268-034f-4333-a8a5-a1f148828ca5.jpg?v=1660401661","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/in-the-heart-of-the-valley-of-love-9780520207288","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}