{"product_id":"the-last-war-a-novel-isbn-9780061724770","title":"The Last War: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“[A] potent literary novel . . . A deft portrait of an estranged couple whose pain is veiled by the fog of war.” —\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq to the strange, shimmering streets of Istanbul, \u003cem\u003eThe Last War\u003c\/em\u003e is a “seductive meditation” (\u003cem\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e) on cruelty and violence, love and identity from Pushcart Prize-winning author Ana Menéndez.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotojournalist Flash chases conflicts around the globe with her war correspondent husband, Brando. Now Brando is in Iraq awaiting her arrival, but instead of racing to join him, Flash idles in Istanbul, vaguely aware that her marriage is faltering. Her malaise is compounded by the arrival of a mysterious letter revealing Brando's infidelity—and by the sudden appearance of Alexandra, a fierce and captivating colleague who shared dangerous days with the couple in Afghanistan. As Flash spirals deeper into regret, anger, and indecision, she wonders if she and Brando were ever really happy—as she's forced to confront long-buried secrets and hard truths about her world, her marriage, her husband, and herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last War\u003c\/em\u003e is a breathtaking novel of love, war, and betrayal from the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eLoving Che\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book, \u003cem\u003eIn Cuba I Was a German Shepherd\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePhotojournalist Flash chases conflicts around the globe with her war correspondent husband, Brando. Now Brando is in Iraq awaiting her arrival, but instead of racing to join him, Flash idles in Istanbul, vaguely aware that her marriage is faltering. Her malaise is compounded by the arrival of a mysterious letter revealing Brando's infidelity—and by the sudden appearance of Alexandra, a fierce and captivating colleague who shared dangerous days with the couple in Afghanistan. As Flash spirals deeper into regret, anger, and indecision, she wonders if she and Brando were ever really happy—as she's forced to confront long-buried secrets and hard truths about her world, her marriage, her husband, and herself.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Powerful. . . . A bright debut that points to even brighter accomplishments to come.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichiko Kakutani, New York Times on In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tart fable about history and identity that is equal parts detective story, travelogue and fever dream. . . . Inventive and hypnotic. . . . [An] evanescent pas de deux.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review on Loving Che\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for IN CUBA I WAS A GERMAN SHEPHERD: “A raucous, heartfelt debut...Deft, talented and hilarious....” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJunot Diaz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for IN CUBA I WAS A GERMAN SHEPHERD: “Powerful... A bright debut that points to even brighter accomplishments to come.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichiko Kakutani, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for LOVING CHE: “[Loving Che] puts [Menendez] in the company of other Latino writers such as Junot Diaz and Sandra Cisneros.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for LOVING CHE: “A tart fable about history and identity that is equal parts detective story, travelogue and fever dream...Inventive and hypnotic...[An] evanescent pas de deux.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crisscrossed with exotic shadows, memories of romance and displacement, Ana Menéndez’s new novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last War\u003c\/i\u003e, is a seductive meditation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] potent literary novel . . . A deft portrait of an estranged couple whose pain is veiled by the fog of war.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[The Last War] speaks to Ana Menéndez’s maturity--as a woman and a writer. . . . A character study of those who have found their purpose in bearing witness to bloodshed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Menendez shows with unblinking honesty in her self-assured second novel The Last War how in conflict and its aftermath journalists can find or lose themselves. . . . Mendendez’s deep wisdom about people and their relationships is the payoff that always makes this insightful author worth reading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Menendez is a skilled novelist - even admirers of her acclaimed short story collection, In Cuba I was a German Shepherd or her earlier novel, Loving Che, will be impressed with the deepening maturity of her writing. . . . [A] fully convincing psychological portrait.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ana Menendez’s The Last War offers us a moving and probing portrait of lovers and media warriors in this poignant and touching novel of crumbling friendships and marriages--betrayals, large and small--in a dicey and dangerous world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwidge Danticat, author of Breath, Eyes, Memory and Brother, I'm Dying\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[An] impressionistic and introspective tale . . . Menéndez offers astute and perceptive commentary on both the hidden and obvious effects of war and its aftermath.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Poetic, atmospheric, and introspective . . . A quietly piercing cultural and philosophical think-piece, comparable in its low-key, allusive moodiness to a European art-house movie.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An exquisitely crafted work . . . Novelists and journalists each have a different eye for detail, and Menéndez plants a foot firmly in each camp, to rich result. . . . The result is a novel, lyrically written, that feels strikingly real and heartfelt, a narrative by a woman destroying herself with imagination and doubt.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An exquisitely crafted work . . . 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