{"product_id":"book-hcb1","title":"My Name Is Iris","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Brilliant.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e * “Nuanced and compelling.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the PEN\/Hemingway Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Madonnas of Echo Park\u003c\/i\u003e, an engrossing dystopian novel set in a near-future America where mandatory identification wristbands turn second-generation immigrants into second-class citizens—“a well-imagined allegory of divisive racial politics” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSuddenly, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Part social commentary and part thoughtful consideration of themes that include family, identity, transitions, perspectives, and hope” (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Iris\u003c\/i\u003e is an all-too-possible story that offers a brilliant and timely look at one woman’s journey to discover who she can’t—and can—be.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346638610736,"sku":"BDhcb1","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346638676272,"sku":"10hcb1","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hcb1-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773708280","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hcb1","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}