The family Izquierdo : a novel

Author

Rubén Degollado

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.