{"product_id":"an-upside-down-sky-paperback","title":"An Upside-Down Sky - 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\u003eLinda Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Lidia, a blocked Latinx artist in her sixties, goes on a group tour of Namyan, a fictional Southeast Asian country reopened to the world after a long dictatorship, she gets much more than the vacation she thinks she's signed on for. Against a backdrop of pagodas and enigmatic customs, she and the disparate crew of eighteen Americans on the tour encounter one adventure after another--experiences that challenge their assumptions about their host country's placid surface of beautiful pagodas and wandering Buddhist monks. Along the way, Lidia finds companionship and sexual pleasure with Haynes, a Black man seeking adventure--even danger--in Namyan. On a nighttime excursion among mysterious ancient buildings, they watch the nighttime sky. Lidia remarks that the stars look upside down - a metaphor for Namyan as a foreign place and for her. She enjoys being with Haynes but is conflicted. The final chapter reveals a secret, the source of her conflict, and her steps towards a new freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Upside-Down Sky\u003c\/i\u003e's cast of characters, including their Namyanese guide, mirrors America: straight, gay, gender-fluid, black, brown, white, progressive, conservative, artistic, repressed, old, young. Some of them accept Nanyam's charming façade at face value, while others seek to understand the country's brutal repression by the military and ongoing ethnic conflicts. And most, resistant as they might be to change, are transformed by their time there.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e began writing as a freelancer about two passions, jazz and Latin America, before turning to fiction. She has written ten published books, including the novels \u003ci\u003eTiny Vices\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e An Upside-Down Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGringa in a Strange Land\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Bad Dream Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, and the nonfiction works \u003ci\u003eStormy Weather\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMorning Glory\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have consistently garnered awards and praise, including a Notable Book of the Year nod from \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e for \u003ci\u003eMorning Glory\u003c\/i\u003e in 2000. Linda loves reading, swimming, music, and doing volunteer work in her community. She lives in Riverdale, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333426286829,"sku":"9781647423292","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/jua_cr1ZVD9781647423292.webp?v=1784986457","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/an-upside-down-sky-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}