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Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
254 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
The author's first novel is a story about an American girl in Paris, who navigates the intoxicating and treacherous complexities of independence, friendship, and romance. Lita del Cielo, the daughter of two Colombian orphans who arrived in America with nothing and made a fortune with their Latin food empire, has been granted one year to pursue her studies in Paris before she must return to work in the family business. She moves into a gently crumbling...
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Reina Castillo is [an] alluring young woman whose beloved brother is serving a death sentence for a crime that shocked the community: throwing a baby off a bridge--a crime for which Reina secretly blames herself. With her brother's death, though devastated and in mourning, Reina is finally released from her prison vigil. Seeking anonymity, she moves to a sleepy town in the Florida Keys where she meets Nesto Cadena, a recently exiled Cuban awaiting...
3) Vida
Author
Publisher
Black Cat
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
182, [8] p. ; 19 cm.
Description
"Fresh, accomplished, and fearless, Vida is the distinct and daring debut by award-winning writer Patricia Engel. Vida follows the unforgettable Sabina as she navigates her shifting identity as a daughter of the Colombian diaspora and struggles to find her place within and beyond the net of her strong, protective, but embattled family."--P. [2] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Formats
Description
"Talia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an impulsive act of violence that may or may not have been warranted. She urgently needs to get out and get back home to Bogotá, where her father and a plane ticket to the United States are waiting for her. If she misses her flight, she might also miss her chance to finally be reunited with her family in the north. How this...
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