{"product_id":"pastina-my-fathers-misfortune-my-mothers-good-soup-paperback","title":"Pastina - My Father's Misfortune, My Mother's Good Soup - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Ortiz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe memoir charts the young life of a boy who grows up in a peasant family in Long Island City Queens, New York and traces his development until he reaches age fourteen. A father's abusive drinking, womanizing, and disrespect for family values and safety is assuaged by his mother's cooking and nurturing hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's inciting incident revolves around the father's giving up the family apartment to a local bookie to satisfy a gambling debt. And soon after, the father must escape to California, while leaving the family behind to deal with the bookies harassments and threats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually the family escapes to join the father in California, but the father's habits force the mother to cut him out of their lives for good, \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48793632669944,"sku":"9798989194315","price":21.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/IAmmZQ6NT39798989194315.webp?v=1780473044","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/pastina-my-fathers-misfortune-my-mothers-good-soup-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}