{"product_id":"9781837931224","title":"Carmen and Grace","description":"Author: Aquino, Melissa Coss\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781837931224\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Apr 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Electric' Danya Kukafka\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vital' Katie Gutierrez \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumph' Alice Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A powerful read' \u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Read this book!' Angie Cruz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An instant classic' \u003ci\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deserves all the hype' \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Crackles with life'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eXochitl Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The book of the year' Rene Denfeld\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarmen and Grace \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehave been inseparable since they were little girls     more like sisters than cousins, survivors of a childhood marked by neglect and addiction. For too long, all they had was each other.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThat is, until Dona Durka swept into their lives and changed everything, taking Grace into her home and playing an outsize role in Carmen's upbringing too. \u003cbr\u003eBut Durka is more than a beneficent force in their Bronx neighbourhood. She's also the leader of an underground drug empire, a larger-than-life matriarch who understands the importance of taking what power she can in a world too often ruled by violent men.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo when Durka dies suddenly, Carmen and Grace's lives are thrown into chaos. Grace has been primed to take over and has grand plans to expand the business, but Carmen is ready to move on     from Durka's shadow, and from always looking over her shoulder in fear.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs tough and tender as its main characters, \u003ci\u003eCarmen and Grace \u003c\/i\u003eis a devastatingly wise and intimate story about the bonds of female friendship, ambition and found family. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636874563742,"sku":"UBD-9781837931224","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781837931224.jpg?v=1774398347","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781837931224","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}