{"product_id":"9780099578536","title":"Back to Blood","description":"Author: Wolfe, Tom\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099578536\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Sep 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 720\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bonfire of the Vanities author, Tom Wolfe, ingeniously dissects the turbulent heart of America's racial vortex in this exhilarating tale of sweltering Miami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bonfire of the Vanities\u003c\/i\u003e author, Tom Wolfe, ingeniously dissects the turbulent heart of America's racial vortex in this exhilarating tale of sweltering Miami\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the police boat speeds across Miami's Biscayne Bay, the scene is set for Officer Nestor Camacho's great moment of heroism. Except that in this feverous melting pot of a city, Nestor's one act of heroism can be seen as an utter betrayal of his Cuban roots.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  As Nestor's world disintegrates - his family disowns him, he can't get a Cuban coffee without ugly stares, and his girlfriend Magdalena leaves him for her sex-addiction psychiatrist boss - his quest to right the wrongs brings him into contact with the full panorama of modern Miami. The Cuban mayor, a Yale-marinated journalist, the black police chief, the clueless baying art-buyers and an Anglo billionaire porn addict all come up for scrutiny in Tom Wolfe's high-energy, scrupulous and hilarious reckoning with our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Back to Blood dazzles so much that you might want to read it through dark glasses' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47421801693342,"sku":"UBD-9780099578536","price":52.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099578536.jpg?v=1780548697","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099578536","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}