Fruit of the drunken tree : a novel
(Book)
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Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement
Rojas Contreras
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Rojas Contreras
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Book
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 25 cm
Street Date
1807
Language
English
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A mesmerizing debut set against the backdrop of the devastating violence of 1990's Colombia about a sheltered young girl and a teenage maid who strike an unlikely friendship that threatens to undo them both. Seven-year-old Chula and her older sister Cassandra enjoy carefree lives thanks to their gated community in Bogotá, but the threat of kidnappings, car bombs, and assassinations hover just outside the neighborhood walls, where the godlike drug lord Pablo Escobar continues to elude authorities and capture the attention of the nation. When their mother hires Petrona, a live-in-maid from the city's guerrilla-occupied slum, Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona's mysterious ways. But Petrona's unusual behavior belies more than shyness. She is a young woman crumbling under the burden of providing for her family as the rip tide of first love pulls her in the opposite direction. As both girls' families scramble to maintain stability amidst the rapidly escalating conflict, Petrona and Chula find themselves entangled in a web of secrecy that will force them both to choose between sacrifice and betrayal.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rojas Contreras, I. (2018). Fruit of the drunken tree: a novel (First edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rojas Contreras, Ingrid. 2018. Fruit of the Drunken Tree: A Novel. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rojas Contreras, Ingrid. Fruit of the Drunken Tree: A Novel Doubleday, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rojas Contreras, Ingrid. Fruit of the Drunken Tree: A Novel First edition., Doubleday, 2018.
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