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 as he tries to care for his father; daughter Dina, beleaguered by 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 neighbour 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 and a divine presence which manifests in visions, signs, wonders and an abiding love for one another. Told in a series of soulful voices brimming with warmth and humour, Rubén Degollado’s book is a tender narrative of a family at a turning point.
- ISBN10 0393866823
- ISBN13 9780393866827
- Publish Date 9 September 2022 (first published 6 September 2022)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 304
- Language English