Motherland - Paula Ramón

From Venezuelan reporter Paula Ramn comes a powerful memoir about one woman's complicated relationship with her family as her beloved homeland collapses into ruin.In the span of a generation, oil-rich Venezuela spiraled into a dire state of economic collapse. Reporter Paula Ramn experienced the crisis firsthand as her middle-class family saw their quality of life deteriorate.Public services no longer functioned. Money lost its value. Her mother couldn't afford to buy food, which was increasingly scarce. The once-prosperous country fell into ruin. Like many others, Ramn's family struggled to survive each day in their beloved city, Maracaibo--until, one by one, they each made the unbearable choice to leave the home they love.In the end, it was Ramn's mother, a widow, who stayed behind, loyal to the only home she'd ever known. In this heartbreaking mix of
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