bNATIONAL BESTSELLER Life is a lucrative business, as long as you play by the rules./bbrbr biSkimm/i Reads Pick iPeople/i Book of the Week Belletrist Book Pick b /b [Joanne] Ramos s debut novel couldn t be more relevant or timely. iO: The Oprah Magazine/i/bbrbrbNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY iTime /i iGlamour /i iReal Simple/i  iGood Housekeeping /i iMarie Claire /i iTown & Country/i/bbrbr 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.brbr 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.brbr Gripping, provocative, heartbreaking, iThe Farm /ipushes 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.brbrbNOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZEbrbr/b So 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, iThe Farm/i, which imagines what might happen were surrogacy taken to its high-capitalist extreme. . . . The stage is set for lively book chat. b iThe New York Times Book Review /i(Editors Choice)/bbrbr A thrilling read. b iNew York /i/bbrbr Grippingly realistic. b iEntertainment Weekly/i/bbrbr Brilliant. b iNew York Post/i/bbrbr A 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. b iPeople/i/bbrbr Wow, Joanne Ramos has written ithe /ipage-turner about immigrants chasing what s left of the American dream. . . . Truly unforgettable. b Gary Shteyngart, iNew York Times /ibestselling author of iSuper Sad True Love Story /iand iLake Success/i/b