Motherland: A Memoir

From Venezuelan reporter Paula Ramón 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 Ramón 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 incre...