LAS COMADRES & FRIENDS NATIONAL LATINO BOOK CLUB
announces it's Books for December 2020
BOOK OF THE MONTH
TIGERS, NOT DAUGHTERS
By Samantha Mabry
Algonquin Books
In a stunning follow-up to her National Book Award–longlisted novel ALL THE WIND IN THE WORLD, Samantha Mabry weaves an aching, magical novel that is one part family drama, one part ghost story, and one part love story.
The Torres sisters dream of escape. Escape from their needy and despotic widowed father, and from their San Antonio neighborhood, full of old San Antonio families and all the traditions and expectations that go along with them. In the summer after her senior year of high school, Ana, the oldest sister, falls to her death from her bedroom window. A year later, her three younger sisters, Jessica, Iridian, and Rosa, are still consumed by grief and haunted by their sister’s memory. Their dream of leaving Southtown now seems out of reach. But then strange things start happening around the house: mysterious laughter, mysterious shadows, mysterious writing on the walls. The sisters begin to wonder if Ana really is haunting them, trying to send them a message—and what exactly she’s trying to say.
CONVERSATIONS WITH BOOK
DEATH OF A TELENOVELA STAR
By Teresa Dovelpage
Soho Crime
Teresa Dovalpage’s Havana Mystery series published by Soho Crime started with the culinary mystery DEATH COMES IN THROUGH THE KITCHEN (2018), set in Havana and featuring Padrino, a santero-detective. It is loaded with authentic Cuban recipes like arroz con pollo (rice with chicken) and caldosa (a yummy stew). The second mystery, QUEEN OF BONES (2019) includes elements of Santería and, again, food—clearly, the author loves to eat! Both novels are rich in details about life on the island, the kind only an insider can provide. The third is DEATH OF A TELENOVELA STAR (2020) set on a Caribbean cruise and showcasing the dark—sometimes deadly—side of celebrity, as well as the shenanigans that often happen aboard a cruise ship. All are stand alone books.
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