From Venezuelan reporter Paula Ramī¢ comes a powerful memoir about one woman’s complicated relationship with her family as her beloved homeland collapses into ruin.
In the span of a generation, oil-rich Venezuela spiraled into a dire state of economic collapse. Reporter Paula Ramī¢ experienced the crisis firsthand as her middle-class family saw their quality of life deteriorate.
Public services no longer functioned. Money lost its value. Her mother couldn’t afford to buy food, which was increasingly scarce. The once-prosperous country fell into ruin. Like many others, Ramī¢’s family struggled to survive each day in their beloved city, Maracaibo–until, one by one, they each made the unbearable choice to leave the home they love.
In the end, it was Ramī¢’s mother, a widow, who stayed behind, loyal to the only home she’d ever known. In this heartbreaking mix of lived experience, family chronicle, and journalistic essay, Paula Ramī¢ explores the anguish of her own relationships set against the staggering collapse of a country.
Motherland is a uniquely human account about the ties that bind–and the fragile concept of home.
Author: Paula Ramón
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Amazon Crossing
Published: 10/31/2023
Pages: 251
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.80w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9781542036900
Language: English
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