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Family lore : a novel / Elizabeth Acevedo.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063207264 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 371 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Dominican American women > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Psychic ability > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Sisters > Fiction. Wake services > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Novels. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | FIC Aceve | 31681010333995 | FICTION | Available | - |
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Aceve | 31681010333987 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Sisters Matilde, Pastora, Camila, and Flor thought they knew each other well, until Flor--inspired by a documentary her daughter Ona made her watch--decides she wants a living wake, a party to bring her family and community together and celebrate the long life she's led, while she's still around to enjoy it. She's not ill, as far as anybody knows, but Flor does have a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. Has she foreseen her own death, or someone else's, or does she have other motives? She refuses to say. But Flor isn't the only person with secrets. Matilde has tried for decades to cover the extent of her husband's infidelity, but she now must confront the true state of her marriage. Pastora is typically the most reserved sister, but Flor's wake motivates this driven woman to attempt to solve her sibling's problems. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own: Yadi, reuniting with her first love, who was imprisoned when they were both still kids; and Ona,married for years and attempting to conceive. Ona must decide whether it's worth it to keep trying--in having a child, and in the anthropology research that's begun to feel lackluster. Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, the Dominican Republic and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo's inimitable voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces - one family's journey through their history helping them better navigate all that is to come"-- - Baker & Taylor
Follows the lives of several generations of women in the Marte family after gathering to honor Flor, who can predict the day someone will die, decides to throw herself a huge party as a living wake. 250,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
AÂ GOOD MORNING AMERICAÂ BOOK CLUB PICK!
Winner of the NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction
Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
From National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes the story of one Dominican American family told through the voices of its women
Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides she wants a living wakeâa party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life sheâs ledâher sisters are surprised. Has Flor foreseen her own death, or someone elseâs? Does she have other motives? She refuses to tell her sisters, Matilde, Pastora, and Camila.
But Flor isnât the only person with secrets: her sisters are hiding things, too. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own.
Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedoâs inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and niecesâone familyâs journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come.
A Best Book of 2023 from: Washington Post * Good Housekeeping * Real Simple * Harper's Bazaar * Elle * Time * NPR
