{"product_id":"the-hand-that-feeds-you-paperback","title":"The Hand That Feeds You - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMercedes Rosende\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTim Gutteridge\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to last year's much-lauded \u003ci\u003eCrocodile Tears\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(\"Reads like a marvellous mash-up of Anita Brookner and Quentin Tarantino.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cb\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe attempted robbery of the armored truck in the back streets of Montevideo is a miserable failure.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lucky break for the intrepid Ursula who manages to snatch all the loot, more hindered than helped by her faint-hearted and reluctant companion Diego. Only now, the wannabe robbers are hot on her heels. As is the police. And a private detective. And Ursula's sister. But Ursula turns out to be enormously talented when it comes to criminal undertakings, and given the hilarious ineptitude of those in pursuit, she might just pull it off. She is an irresistible heroine. A murderess with a sense of humor, a lovable criminal with an edge and she is practically invisible to the men who dominate the deeply macho society of Uruguay. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMercedes Rosende was born in 1958 in Montevideo, Uruguay. She is a lawyer and a journalist when not writing fiction. She has won many prizes for her novels and short stories. In 2005 she won the Premio Municipal de Narrativa für 'Demasiados Blues', in 2008 the National Literature Prize for 'La Muerte Tendrá tus Ojos' and in 2019 the LiBeraturpreis in Germany for 'Crocodile Tears', the first in this series. She\u003c\/p\u003elives in Montevideo. Tim Gutteridge is a Scottish literary translator and editor, based in Edinburgh. He works from Spanish and Catalan into English. His translation of 'Potosí' (Ander Izagirre) won a PEN Translates Award and was published by Zed Books as 'The Mountain that Eats Men'. Tim translated 'Crocodile Tears'.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727467221055,"sku":"9781913394745","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/780f961e22e5af048f603c48ca0f71fb.webp?v=1765114944","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hand-that-feeds-you-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}