Fruit of the drunken tree : a novel
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 306 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780385542722, 9780525434313
Lexile measure
890

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"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. Inspired by the author's own life, and told through the alternating perspectives of the willful Chula and the achingly hopeful Petrona, Fruit of the Drunken Tree contrasts two very different, but inextricable coming-of-age stories. In lush prose, Rojas Contreras sheds light on the impossible choices women are often forced to make in the face of violence and the unexpected connections that can blossom out of desperation.
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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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