Xochitl Gonzalez's Olga Dies Dreaming meets Zoraida C�rdova's The
Inheritance of Orqu�dea Divina in a debut novel by the author of
Dreaming of You, following a fiery Guatemalan grandmother after a
natural disaster brings about the end of the world as we know it. A
deadly earthquake eerily similar to one in 1976 that left Guatemala
in ruins leaves Massachusetts in shambles and sets off a global
apocalypse. Strange creatures emerge from the earth's broken
surface and begin to wreak havoc. An elderly Guatemalan grandmother
named Candelaria Candy Garcia is determined to make her way to her
estranged daughter Lucia, who is twenty miles out of the city in
the suburbs. Taking place over the course of one day, Candelaria
follows the 88-year-old grandmother's reflections on past mistakes
and losses as she treks through charred roads and highways to get
to her family.� A sweeping, mystical intergenerational novel
about mothers and daughters, Candelaria explores the far reaches of
historical trauma, how myths of the past can pre-determine one's
present, and how one can strive to break those cycles and define
one's own futures despite the looming end of the world.
General
Imprint: |
Astra House
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Melissa Lozada-Oliva
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 140mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-66260-180-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-66260-180-8 |
Barcode: |
9781662601804 |
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