{"product_id":"book-f79w","title":"We Have Always Been Who We Are","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Pushcart Prize-nominated author Sofia T. Romero comes a breathtaking debut collection of interrelated stories suffused with magical realism.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn stories that evoke the haunting beauty of New England beaches and resonate with a bittersweet loneliness, Romero blurs the lines between life and death, reality and fantasy. A deceased woman counsels her son's fiancée on how to be a good wife to him, with disastrous consequences. A mysterious, commanding cat appears in a young woman's home, as inexplicable as the demise of her years-long relationship with her boyfriend. At turns humorous, sorrowful, and whimsical, this collection spans the familiar setting of a college-town supermarket and eerie dystopias that are not just postpandemic but postart. Romero masterfully conveys the follies of youth and the regrets of life, and a sense of loss-of a relationship, a child, a time before-pervades each page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this remarkable debut, Romero joins the ranks of writers such as Brenda Peynado and Marytza K. Rubio, offering a superb collection of speculative fiction with a distinctly Latina perspective. \u003cem\u003eWe Have Always Been Who We Are\u003c\/em\u003e is at its heart a testament to the power of storytelling, and an invitation to develop our inner strength through the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49010914459952,"sku":"BDf79w","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49010914492720,"sku":"ZEf79w","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49010914722096,"sku":"ZMf79w","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49010914918704,"sku":"HCf79w","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49010914951472,"sku":"PBf79w","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook [ET]","offer_id":49935540289840,"sku":"ETf79w","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f79w-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782423158","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f79w","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}