{"product_id":"farm-book-joanne-ramos-9781984853752","title":"The Farm","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELER - Life is a lucrative business, as long as you play by the rules.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkimm\u003c\/i\u003e Reads Pick - \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week - \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize - \u003c\/b\u003e Joanne] Ramos's debut novel couldn't be more relevant or timely.--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eGlamour \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nestled in New York's Hudson Valley is a luxury retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, personal fitness trainers, daily massages--and all of it for free. In fact, you're paid big money to stay here--more than you've ever dreamed of. The catch? For nine months, you cannot leave the grounds, your movements are monitored, and you are cut off from your former life while you dedicate yourself to the task of producing the perfect baby. For someone else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jane, an immigrant from the Philippines, is in desperate search of a better future when she commits to being a Host at Golden Oaks--or the Farm, as residents call it. But now pregnant, fragile, consumed with worry for her family, Jane is determined to reconnect with her life outside. Yet she cannot leave the Farm or she will lose the life-changing fee she'll receive on the delivery of her child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gripping, provocative, heartbreaking, \u003ci\u003eThe Farm \u003c\/i\u003epushes to the extremes our thinking on motherhood, money, and merit and raises crucial questions about the trade-offs women will make to fortify their futures and the futures of those they love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Farm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo many factors--gender, race, religion, class--may determine where you come down on the surrogacy debate. . . . Ramos plays with many of these notions in her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, which imagines what might happen were surrogacy taken to its high-capitalist extreme. . . . The stage is set for lively book chat.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thrilling read.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrippingly realistic.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrilliant.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA provocative idea, and Ramos nails it . . . Crisp and believable, this smart debut links the poor and the 1 percent in a unique transaction that turns out to be mutually rewarding.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWow, Joanne Ramos has written \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003epage-turner about immigrants chasing what's left of the American dream. . . . Truly unforgettable.\u003cb\u003e--Gary Shteyngart, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSuper Sad True Love Story \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLake Success\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50162839748881,"sku":"CIN1984853759VG","price":4.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50396471492881,"sku":"CIN1984853759A","price":4.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50406671974673,"sku":"GOR013937219","price":18.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52107578802449,"sku":"CIN1984853759G","price":4.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1984853759.jpg?v=1751349380","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/farm-book-joanne-ramos-9781984853752","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}