{"product_id":"how-winter-began-stories-paperback","title":"How Winter Began: Stories - 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\u003eJoy Castro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIréne gives the wealthy businessmen what they want, diving headfirst into the filthy river, thinking only of providing for her baby daughter, Marisa, as the men salivate over her soaked body emerging onto the bank. A young boy tries to befriend the reticent younger sister of the town's cruelest bully, only to discover the family betrayal behind her quiet countenance. Josefa, a young bride, is executed for murdering the man who raped her. Joy Castro's How Winter Began traces these and other characters as they seek compassion from each other and themselves. Thematically linked by the lives of women, especially Latinas, and their experiences of poverty and violence in a white-dominated, wealth-obsessed culture, How Winter Began is a delicately wrought collection of stories. The question at the heart of this riveting book is how or whether to trust one another after the rupture of betrayal. Joy Castro is a professor of both English and ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is the author of two thrillers: Hell or High Water, winner of the 2013 Nebraska Book Award and the National Latino Book Club's book of the month selection; and Nearer Home. She is also the author of such acclaimed nonfiction as Island of Bones: Essays and The Truth Book: A Memoir, both published by the University of Nebraska Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Castro is a professor of both English and ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is the author of two thrillers: \u003ci\u003eHell or High Water\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2013 Nebraska Book Award and the National Latino Book Club's book of the month selection; and \u003ci\u003eNearer Home\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of such acclaimed nonfiction as \u003ci\u003eIsland of Bones: Essay\u003c\/i\u003es and \u003ci\u003eThe Truth Book: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by the University of Nebraska Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228970107129,"sku":"9780803276604","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/N1VBTEc4MWt0REh2T09QZkFLVGNldz09.webp?v=1768296876","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/how-winter-began-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}