{"product_id":"i-hope-you-find-what-youre-looking-for-9781324092490","title":"I Hope You Find What You're Looking for","description":"The year is 1991. Eritrea is on the verge of liberation from Ethiopian rule and in Washington, D.C.'s tight-knit Eritrean community, change is in the air. Thirteen-year-old Lydia and her family are grappling with what peace after decades of war might mean for their future, just as they welcome Berekhet--a distant cousin newly arrived from Ethiopia to attend medical school in the States. With him comes a barrage of new ideas Lydia must confront for the first time, about the stories of nationhood and family she was raised on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile her mother, Elsa, a former rebel fighter, and the family matriarch, Mama Zewdi, must grapple with regrets long buried in the time their country has been at war. Elsa's path from Eritrea to D.C. was paved with courage and loss, and figures from her past on the front lines of battle begin to resurface. Mama Zewdi, who runs a successful injera business out of her apartment, finds herself reexamining her place in their little family for the first time, while Lydia, emboldened by Berekhet, becomes committed to uncovering the secrets of her and her mother's past--including the truth about her father, who was martyred in the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A loving ode to an immigrant community on the cusp of a new age, \u003cem\u003eI Hope You Find What You're Looking For\u003c\/em\u003e boldly asks: How does our past define our present? And what stories must we let go of to be truly free?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bsrat Mezghebe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324092490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2025 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMezghebe, Bsrat:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eBsrat Mezghebe\u003c\/strong\u003e received an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eGuernica, The Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and the anthology \u003cem\u003eWell-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Bsrat Mezghebe \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47659118887069,"sku":"9781324092490","price":47.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2cac21d9-9f0c-4bc6-9453-1bf740e396d4.jpg?v=1771350656","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/i-hope-you-find-what-youre-looking-for-9781324092490","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}