The family Izquierdo : a novel
Call Number
- FICTION DEGO (CEN)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2023]
Physical Description
284 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm
Summary
"A masterful debut that weaves together the lives of three generations of a Mexican American family bound by love, and a curse. The tight-knit Izquierdo family is grappling with misfortunes none of them can explain. Their beloved patriarch has suffered from an emotional collapse and is dying; eldest son Gonzalo's marriage is falling apart; daughter Dina, beleaguered by the fear that her nightmares are real, is a shut-in. When Gonzalo digs up a strange object in the backyard of the family home, the Izquierdos take it as proof that a jealous neighbor has cursed them--could this be the reason for all their troubles? As the Izquierdos face a distressing present and an uncertain future, they are sustained by the blood that binds them, a divine presence, and an abiding love for one another. Told in a series of soulful voices brimming with warmth and humor, The Family Izquierdo is a tender narrative of a family at a turning point"--
Contents
- La tierra
- Turroco
- Cruzando
- Mariposa
- What you bury, what you burn
- La milagrosa Selena
- Vecinos
- It all starts with this
- Maggie Magic Fingers
- Padres, hijas
- Ascension
- The virgin diaries
- Holy Week
- Return, return
- The seven songs
- Suenos, viajes
- A map of where I've been
- Padres, madres
- Host
- Our story frays
- Padre nuestro
- Family unit.