Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (English) Paperback Book

Description: Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo A big-hearted, compassionate novel about three generations of women preparing for a living wake - from award-winning poet and author Elizabeth Acevedo FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Elizabeth Acevedo has made the transition into the adult world look easy. The true gift of a stunningly talented writer - JACQUELINE WOODSON, author of Red at the BoneExceptionally written. Acevedo expertly maneuvers through the complex and singular stories of each of these women and all that unites them. It was a joy to experience each characters expressive and gripping story; to acknowledge their truths and to recognise some of the women in the lives of women around me. An overall remarkable accomplishment - ABI DARE, author of The Girl with the Louding VoiceFlor is throwing herself a wake and reminding us that "even a long life is too short". So while we are here "lets eat, and dance, and be alive". Acevedo has written unforgettable characters who breathe new life into how we grieve, age, take care of each other. Family Lore is a big hearted novel, a wonderful debut! - ANGIE CRUZ, author of DominicanaFamily Lore is a sweeping multi-generational story of a family of women whose special powers have helped them overcome personal, familial and historical challenges that both bond them together and at times threaten to pull them apart but ultimately navigate them into the full abrazos of love. Acevedo is in full command of her special powers as a storyteller of compassionate, capacious and lyrical imagination. Make room on your shelves, readers, for this strong new voice with an old soul and a deep well of understanding of who we wonderfully are for the brief time we are beings - JULIA ALVAREZ, author of AfterlifeFamily Lore is a deeply Dominican book, full of raw emotional power. It is at once intimate and epic, one of the most resonant representations of a family and world like my own that Ive ever read. There is so much to love about this wise, funny and original novel - NAIMA COSTER, author of Whats Mine and YoursFlor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. When she decides she wants a living wake - a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life shes led - her sisters are surprised. Has Flor forseen her own death? Or someone elses? Does she have other motives? But Flor isnt the only person with secrets. Matilde has tried for decades to cover the extent of her husbands infidelity, but she now must confront the true state of her marriage. Pastora is typically the most reserved sister, but Flors wake motivates this driven woman to attempt to solve her siblings problems. Camila is the youngest sibling, often the forgotten one, but shes decided she no longer wants to be taken for granted. 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. 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 Acevedos inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces - one familys journey through their history helping them better navigate all that is to come. Author Biography Elizabeth Acevedo is a Dominican-American National Poetry Slam Champion and New York Times-bestselling author. She is the author of the young adult novels The Poet X, With the Fire on High and Clap When You Land. The Poet X is a New York Times bestseller, winner of the National Book Award and the Carnegie Medal, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize. She was selected by The Poetry Foundation as the Young Poets Poet Laureate of 2022.@acevedowrites | acevedowrites.com Review Acevedo is a master of time. Family Lore is full of beautiful prose, even-handed magic and all the pains and triumphs of intergenerational bonds. Tender, moving and altogether lovely. Not one word is wasted here -- KILEY REID, author of SUCH A FUN AGEAn exuberant, polyphonic story of one familys reckoning with their past . . . Acevedos background in spoken-word poetry shines through in the energy and lyricism of her prose . . . But the novels greatest triumph is in the warmth of her portrayal of these women, their strength and stubbornness, and the inseparability of love and grief * * Observer * *There is potent magic in these pages, passed down through this lineage of powerful sisters who have captured my heart. How does Acevedo do it? Reading Family Lore is like an embrace, and I am filled with nostalgia for a family I have never had and could never have imagined -- RUTH OZEKI, author of THE BOOK OF FORM AND EMPTINESSA labyrinthine tale of sisterhood and the chaos of love . . . the depth, grace and nuance Acevedo gives her characters is palpable; her love for these women comes through with arresting clarity . . . Pearls of magic and wisdom, hard but not hardened, the story of the Marte sisters is a treasure to behold * * New York Times Book Review * *The womens stories intertwine, establishing a fully realised family portrait with all the quirks, resentments and secrets that characterise it * * Daily Mail * *Acevedo expertly maneuvers through the complex and singular stories of each of these women and all that unites them. It was a joy to experience each characters expressive and gripping story; to acknowledge their truths and to recognise some of the women in the lives of women around me. A remarkable accomplishment -- ABI DARÉ, author of THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICEAcevedos treatment of magic as an everyday possibility is compelling but there is also magic in the wonder, surprise, frustrations, and joys the characters experience in their relationships with one another . . . her obsession with imagery, interiority and making every word count is what makes her descriptions and dialogue sing; her characters think and speak in voices that feel distinct and alive. * * TIME * *The most magnificent, intricate story of a family and a group of women . . . the perfect accompaniment for a long summer read. A magical, intergeneration story from an assured debut novelist . . . [a] beautiful book * * Glamour * *Flor is throwing herself a wake and reminding us that "even a long life is too short". So while we are here "lets eat, and dance, and be alive". Acevedo has written unforgettable characters who breathe new life into how we grieve, age, take care of each other. Family Lore is a big hearted novel, a wonderful debut! -- ANGIE CRUZ, author of DOMINICANAA dazzling portrait of a family with dark secrets around every corner * * Apple Books, Best Books of the Month * * Details ISBN1805300490 Author Elizabeth Acevedo Pages 384 Publisher Canongate Books Year 2023 ISBN-13 9781805300496 Format Paperback Imprint Canongate Books Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2023-08-03 Language English ISBN-10 1805300490 Edition Description Export/Airside - Export/Airside/Ireland Publication Date 2023-08-10 Audience General UK Release Date 2023-08-10 NZ Release Date 2023-10-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:157739108;

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