The Family Izquierdo: A Novel [Paperback]

A A novel of Tejano plenty blooming among the literary plains of desolation... polyphonic, mixing across borders, expanding with a musicality that only strengthens as it grows. This family saga is at its core an exploration of love, forgiveness, loss and faith. The novel is constructed as interlinked stories& and each story is powerful and indelible, self-contained yet inescapably part of a whole  like the Izquierdos themselves. Reading this beautiful debut felt like coming home. [An] epic tale& There are trials, yes, but also plenty of love and miracles in this beautiful chronicle of family. Resonant& Peppered with Spanish terms, An intimate, multigenerational narrative of a Mexican family, Rub?n Degollado has written an open-hearted work of witness, love, and triumph. We have come far. And this brave novel reminds us of where we have to go. Anyone with a family will find themselves in these pages. In With a delicate and perceptive understanding of humanity and the ties which bind community to history, Rub?n Degollado has painted a portrait of sincere love in Vivid&. Degollado convincingly portrays the familys mix of faith, superstition, and intergenerational volatility, and immerses the reader into a porous blend of English and Spanish. This is a gem. In this gloriously rich epic, we get to see a full picture of the family. Each interlocking chapter is told by a different character, unifying into a thoughtfully crafted history spanning decades. The characters, who are complex and tightly linked to one another, are enlivened by their belief in a mix of superstition, brujer?a, and Catholicism that feels both familiar and playful&. An instant Tejano classic. US