| Publisher: | National Geographic Books |
| Genres: | Fiction Books, Contemporary Books, Literary Fiction |
| Authors: | Kirstin Valdez Quade |
| Pages: | 448 pages |
| ISBN13: | 9780393242836 |
| Tags: | Fiction Books, Contemporary Books, Literary Fiction Books, Free Books, PDF Books |
| Language: | en |
| Type: | Digital |
Vivid, tender, funny, and beautifully rendered, The Five Wounds spans the baby’s first year as five generations of the Padilla family converge: Amadeo’s mother, Yolanda, reeling from a recent discovery; Angel’s mother, Marissa, whom Angel isn’t speaking to; and disapproving Tíve, Yolanda’s uncle and keeper of the family’s history. Each brings expectations that Amadeo, who often solves his problems with a beer in his hand, doesn’t think he can live up to.
The Five Wounds is a miraculous debut novel from a writer whose stories have been hailed as “legitimate masterpieces” (New York Times). Kirstin Valdez Quade conjures characters that will linger long after the final page, bringing to life their struggles to parent children they may not be equipped to save.
