{"product_id":"my-name-is-iris-brando-skyhorse-hardcover","title":"My Name Is Iris -- Brando Skyhorse, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eBrando Skyhorse, the PEN\/Hemingway Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewinning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Madonnas of Echo Park\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with a riveting literary dystopian novel set in a near-future America where mandatory identification wristbands make second-generation immigrants into second-class citizens--a powerful family saga for readers of Mohsin Hamid's \u003ci\u003eExit West\u003c\/i\u003e and Rumaan Alam's \u003ci\u003eLeave the World Behind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIris Prince is starting over. After years of drifting apart, she and her husband are going through a surprisingly drama-free divorce. She's moved to a new house in a new neighborhood, and has plans for gardening, coffee clubs, and spending more time with her nine-year-old daughter Melanie. It feels like her life is finally exactly what she wants it to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, one beautiful morning, she looks outside her kitchen window--and sees that a wall has appeared in her front yard overnight. Where did it come from? What does it mean? And why does it seem to keep \u003ci\u003egrowing?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, a Silicon Valley startup has launched a high-tech wrist wearable called \"the Band.\" Pitched as a convenient, eco-friendly tool to help track local utilities and replace driver's licenses and IDs, the Band is available only to those who can prove parental citizenship. Suddenly, Iris, a proud second-generation Mexican American, is now of \"unverifiable origin,\" unable to prove who she is, or where she, and her undocumented loved ones, belong. Amid a climate of fear and hate-fueled violence, Iris must confront how far she'll go to protect what matters to her most. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Iris \u003c\/i\u003eis an all-too-possible story about family, intolerance, and hope, offering a brilliant and timely look at one woman's journey to discover who she can't--and can--be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brando Skyhorse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.70w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982177850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrando Skyhorse's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Madonnas of Echo Park\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2011 PEN\/Hemingway Award and the Sue Kaufman Award for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His memoir, \u003ci\u003eTake This Man\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 and one of NBC News's 10 Best Latino Books of 2014. He also coedited the anthology, \u003ci\u003eWe Wear the Mask: 15 True Stories of Passing in America\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center fellowship, Skyhorse teaches English and creative writing at Indiana University Bloomington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brando Skyhorse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44975782265060,"sku":"9781982177850","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781982177850.jpg?v=1719474889","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/my-name-is-iris-brando-skyhorse-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}