{"product_id":"the-ruins-of-california","title":"The Ruins of California","description":"For the Ruin family in 1970s California, as described by the precocious young Inez, life is complex. Her father, Paul, is self-obsessed, intrusive, and brilliant. He's also twice divorced, leaving Inez to bounce between two worlds and embracing neither-that of Paul's bohemian life in San Francisco and the more sedate world of her mother Connie, a Latin bombshell who plays tennis and attends EST seminars in the suburbs. As Inez progresses through high school we are witness to a remarkable family saga that renders a strange and fascinating slice of America in transition-one like the Ruins of California themselves, at once bold and innocent, creative and chaotic, obsessed and liberating.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1594482314\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781594482311\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Sherrill, Martha, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jan 2007)","offer_id":45660103344325,"sku":"9781594482311","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781594482311.jpg?v=1768918316","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-ruins-of-california","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}