The Family Izquierdo: A Novel

Degollado, Rubà n

ISBN 10: 0393866823 / ISBN 13: 9780393866827

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Family Izquierdo: A Novel

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 2022

Binding: paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

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.

About the Author:

Rubén Degollado is an educator from Texas and the author of The Family Izquierdo: A Novel and the young adult novel Throw. His fiction has appeared in Beloit Fiction Journal, Gulf Coast, Hayden’s Ferry Review, and Image.