Fiebre Tropical

$17.95

SKU: 9781936932757
Author: Delgado Lopera, Julián
Publication Date: 03/04/2020
Publisher: Amethyst Editions
Binding: Paperback
Media: Book
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Description

“A layered portrait of exile, sexual awakening, and family bonds.” The Millions

“Inventive and heady mixture of Spanish and English.” —The White Review

Uprooted from her comfortable life in Bogotá, Colombia, into an ant-infested Miami townhouse, fifteen-year-old Francisca is miserable and friendless in her strange new city. Her alienation grows when her mother is swept up into an evangelical church, replete with Christian salsa, abstinent young dancers, and baptisms for the dead.

But there, Francisca also meets the magnetic Carmen: opinionated and charismatic, head of the youth group, and the pastor’s daughter. As her mother’s mental health deteriorates and her grandmother descends into alcoholism, Francisca falls more and more intensely in love with Carmen. To get closer to her, Francisca turns to Jesus to be saved, even as their relationship hurtles toward a shattering conclusion.