{"product_id":"the-ruins-of-california-isbn-9781594482311","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.Martha Sherrill is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Buddha from Brooklyn\u003c\/b\u003e, a work of nonfiction, and \u003cb\u003eMy Last Movie Star\u003c\/b\u003e, a novel.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301164306661,"sku":"NP9781594482311","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781594482311.jpg?v=1767741292","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-ruins-of-california-isbn-9781594482311","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}