![]() She’s a sharp observer, and we see the places she visits north and south of the border with precise and delighted attention to detail: ‘Churches the color of flan… The corn on the cob vendor. She often gets lost among her boisterous, overwhelming relations, and she turns inward rather than fight for attention. When we’re introduced to Lala, she’s gearing up for the family’s annual road trip from Chicago to Mexico City. (You’ll meet a lot of characters with nicknames they’ve earned the hard way.) Its focus is the members of the Reyes family: our heroine and narrator Lala her mother, father, and six older brothers assorted aunts, uncles, and cousins and the Little Grandfather and Awful Grandmother. ![]() This tale is carefully woven together to tell stories within stories that spiral and twist into intricate patterns as a web does - and as families do. Its story of one eventful summer - and the ripple effects of the aftermath - explores how family mythology is created from love and loss and lies and secrets. ![]() ![]() This is a sweeping, multi-generational family saga that vividly recreates family life in Mexico City, Chicago, and San Antonio. ![]()
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