{"product_id":"thirty-eight-days-of-rain-winner-of-the-2024-ink-book-prize-for-fiction-paperback","title":"Thirty-Eight Days of Rain: Winner of the 2024 Ink Book Prize for Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEva Asprakis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER of the 2024 Ink Book Prize for Fiction. A 2026 Indies Today Award Runner-Up. A 2025 New York Book Festival General Fiction Award Honorable Mention. Longlisted for the 2025 Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Award. A 2024 NoMo Book Club Pick. A March 2024 \u003cem\u003eNetGalley\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Month. A March 2024 \u003cem\u003eIndieReader\u003c\/em\u003e Approved and Best Reviewed Book. A March 2024 \u003cem\u003eReedsy Discovery\u003c\/em\u003e Featured Recommendation. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Asprakis executes this character study with nuance and complexity...smart'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A sad but uplifting novel about a young couple's immigration struggles and love for their cultural heritage. Eva Asprakis is a gifted writer, and \u003cem\u003eThirty-Eight Days of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e deserves attention for its focus on the problems of young-adult émigrés'\u003c\/strong\u003e Alicia Rudnicki for \u003cem\u003eIndieReader \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Well-written, thoughtful, and often poignantly tender, \u003cem\u003eThirty-Eight Days of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e will resonate with anyone who has ever questioned their place in the world'\u003c\/strong\u003e the BookLife Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Profoundly reflective...a poetic meditation on resilience and hope'\u003c\/strong\u003e Dinos Toumazos for \u003cem\u003eAgora Dialogue \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A charming and relatable story that will appeal to readers who enjoy literary and contemporary fiction focusing on women's issues and family dynamics'\u003c\/strong\u003e Kerry K for \u003cem\u003eReedsy Discovery \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An engrossing and fascinating exploration of the complexity of identity and belonging'\u003c\/strong\u003e Polis Loizou, author of \u003cem\u003eA Good Year \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What matters more, your place as a daughter or as a mother?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndroulla is twenty-four and newly married when she learns that she is infertile. In a bid for Cypriot citizenship she is undergoing adoption by her stepfather, and wondering if she will have to adopt a child one day herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs this reality sets in, Androulla's marriage unravels. Between migration departments and doctors' appointments, she must question what it means to be from somewhere, what it means to be a woman and, when an impossible choice presents itself, which of those things means the most to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46840069652619,"sku":"9781399976930","price":34.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/P2HFmQvYT19781399976930.webp?v=1777582213","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/thirty-eight-days-of-rain-winner-of-the-2024-ink-book-prize-for-fiction-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}