{"product_id":"purgatoire-9781942436690","title":"Purgatoire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1910 Sabé Parella makes the journey from northern Italy to southern Colorado to join her husband who had gone ahead to work in the coal mines. But when Sabé arrives along the banks of the Purgatoire River, he is nowhere to be found.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on Prato's ancestors, \u003ci\u003ePurgatoire\u003c\/i\u003e paints a gripping portrait of Italian immigrants in rural America, and how the shame and secrecy of one man's abandonment haunts a family for generations. A single mother fights to reunite with her children, an immortal cat yearns for kin, a bootlegger's recklessness devastates his family, queer folk escape to secret spaces, and stranded spirits narrate, converse, and sometimes violate the laws of their realm: they interfere with the fate of the living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelding familial research with richly imagined fiction, Prato weaves a mesmerizing story of the complex relationships between parents and children, the transcendent need for connection and redemption, and what we owe to our true desires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liz Prato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Forest Avenue Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942436690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiz Prato's\u003c\/b\u003e previous books include \u003ci\u003eKids in America: A Gen X Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVolcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eTop Summer Read and a finalist for the Oregon Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eBaby's on Fire: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a freelance developmental editor and teacher. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Liz now resides in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, a bookseller and author, and their furry feline friends. She lives for independent bookstores, literary community, and palm trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Liz Prato \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47834205651101,"sku":"9781942436690","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_379e4ae1-35dd-4e3c-bb8f-129e545d1558.jpg?v=1776146300","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/purgatoire-9781942436690","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}