{"product_id":"everything-begins-ends-at-the-kentucky-club","title":"Everything Begins \u0026 Ends at the Kentucky Club","description":"\u003cp\u003eStonewall Book Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes the border is a mirror, sometimes it's an escape, and sometimes it's just the bridge you cross to go home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll borders entangle those who live on either side, resulting in many a tale. Take, for instance, these seven evocative stories coming out of the Kentucky Club on Avenida Juárez two blocks south of the Rio Grande. It's a touchstone for all who walk by or go in for a drink or to score. The border on which it sits is really no border at all. Like all special watering holes, it is a liminal space, undefined and unclaimed. It welcomes Spanish and English, Mexicans and gringos, poor and rich, gay and straight, drug addicts and drunks, laughter and sadness, and even despair. It's a place of rich history and good drinks and cold beer and a long, polished mahogany bar. Some days it smells like piss. \"I'm going home to the other side,\" folks say. That's a strange statement, but you hear it all the time at the Kentucky Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\r","brand":"Benjamin Alire Sáenz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44444738224364,"sku":"9781935955320","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781935955320.jpg?v=1708848235","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/everything-begins-ends-at-the-kentucky-club","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}