| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
284 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm |
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| 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Mexican American families -- Fiction.
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Life change events -- Fiction.
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Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.
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FICTION / Literary.
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FICTION / Family Life.
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FICTION / Magical Realism.
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| Genre |
Domestic fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726589
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Linked stories. (OCoLC)fst02003319
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Domestic fiction.
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Linked stories.
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| ISBN |
9780393866827 (paperback) : $16.95 |
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0393866823 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
40031360387 |
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