{"product_id":"panic-in-a-suitcase-a-novel","title":"Panic in a Suitcase: A Novel","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePanic in a Suitcase: A Novel\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eYelena Akhtiorskaya\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781594633829\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRiverhead Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A virtuosic debut [and] a wry look at immigrant life in the global age.\" --\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving left Odessa for Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, with a sense of finality, the Nasmertov family has discovered that the divide between the old world and the new is not nearly as clear-cut as they had imagined. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, returning is just a matter of a plane ticket, and the Russian-owned shops in their adopted neighborhood stock even the most obscure comforts of home. Pursuing the American Dream once meant giving up everything, but does the dream still work if the past refuses to grow distant and mythical, remaining alarmingly within reach? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf the Nasmertov parents can afford only to look forward, learning the rules of aspiration, the family's youngest, Frida, can't help looking back--and asking far too many questions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYelena Akhtiorskaya's exceptional debut has been hailed not only as the great novel of Brighton Beach but as a \"breath of fresh air ... [and] a testament to Akhtiorskaya's wit, generosity, and immense talent as a young American author\" (NPR).\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Panic in a Suitcase: A Novel | Yelena Akhtiorskaya | Paperback | 9781594633829 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1591269","offer_id":48310464577688,"sku":"1591269","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61L0msPLp4L.jpg?v=1773154977","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/panic-in-a-suitcase-a-novel","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}