America Is Not the Heart

Informationen zum Autor Elaine Castillo Klappentext This book is it: one of the best debut novels (and novels, period) of recent years' Elle'Blazingly fearless' Observer'Radical... I was startled at how moved I was' GuardianHow many lives can one person lead in a single lifetime? When Hero De Vera arrives in America, disowned by her parents in the Philippines, she's already on her third. Her uncle, Pol, who has offered her a fresh start and a place to stay in the Bay Area, knows not to ask about the first and second. And his younger wife, Paz, has learned enough about the might and secrecy of the De Vera family to keep her head down. Only their daughter Roni asks Hero why her hands seem to scream with hurt at the steering wheel of the car she drives to collect her from school, and only Rosalyn, the fierce but open-hearted beautician, has any hope of bringing Hero back from the dead. 'The next big thing... It has drama and tragedy in spades, but it also has so much love of every kind spilling out of it pages that I closed it each night with a huge, warm smile' Paris Review Zusammenfassung 'The next big thing... It has drama and tragedy in spades, but it also has so much love of every kind spilling out of it pages that I closed it each night with a huge, warm smile' Paris Review

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elaine Castillo
• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.03.2019
• EAN: 9781786491350
• ISBN: 978-1-78649-135-0
• Pagine: 408
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Society & culture: general, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Family life fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family & relationships, FICTION / LGBT / Lesbian, Relating to lesbians, Intended primarily or specifically for women and/or girls, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Relating to Asian American people