Ramon Paula - Motherland A Memoir - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: From Venezuelan reporter Paula Ram n 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 Ram n 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 Ram n'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 Ram n's mother a widow who stayed behind loyal to the only home she d ever known. In this heartbreaking mix of lived experience family chronicle and journalistic essay Paula Ram n explores the anguish of her own relationships set against the staggering collapse of a country. Motherland is a uniquely human account about the ties that bind and the fragile concept of home.
Title: Motherland A Memoir
Author(s): Ramon Paula
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Barcode: 9781542036917
Pages: 251 Pages
Publication Date: 10/31/2023
Category: Memoirs