![]() past-land grabs, Klan marches, racism and segregation, brutal violence, sexism, and sexual double standards-it fails to fully illuminate Luz. While the novel shines light on many deplorable events and attitudes from the U.S. With a nod to the Black Lives Matter movement, David’s big case involves holding the city responsible for the brutal murder of a Mexican man by a cop. When Diego is badly beaten for romancing a White woman, Maria Josie sends him away, and 17-year-old Luz finds a more lucrative job working for a family friend, a young Greek American lawyer named David. This is Depression-era Denver-which Fajardo-Anstine brings to life in sensory-rich details-and poverty, racism, and lack of opportunity rule. ![]() Abandoned by her parents, she and her older brother, Diego, make their way to Denver, where they live with their aunt Maria Josie and toil at jobs that barely cover the necessities. At the heart is Luz, a teenager who reads tea leaves and discovers she has clairvoyant gifts. The first novel from the author of the acclaimed story collection Sabrina and Corina (2019).įajardo-Anstine, whose debut story collection was a finalist for many prizes, including the National Book Award, returns with a sprawling novel that follows five generations of a family of Mexican and Indigenous descent who live throughout the region now known as New Mexico and Colorado. ![]()
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