The Five Wounds

Name: The Five Wounds
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781788168380
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By Kirstin Valdez Quade

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The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade is a deeply moving story centred on a Mexican American family in New Mexico. The narrative unfolds around Amadeo, an unemployed man participating in the Good Friday procession, whose life changes when his pregnant teenage daughter unexpectedly arrives. The book intricately explores themes of family, redemption, and the desire for personal growth amidst challenging circumstances.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stories about family dynamics and personal redemption set in a richly detailed cultural backdrop. The narrative delves into themes of generational experiences and the complexities of human relationships, offering both heartache and hope.

From an award-winning storyteller comes a stunning debut novel following one family's extraordinary year of love and sacrifice.

From an award-winning storyteller comes a stunning debut novel following one family's extraordinary year of love and sacrifice.

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Winner of The Center for Fiction's 2021 First Novel Prize

'A gorgeously written, Franzen-calibre tale' - O Magazine

In this vivid, darkly funny and beautifully rendered debut novel, The Five Wounds, Kirstin Valdez Quade brings to life the struggles of five generations of the Padilla family. Amadeo, struggling to stay off the bottle, Angel, his pregnant fifteen-year-old daughter, Yolanda, the family matriarch, reeling from a recent discovery, Angel's mother, whom Angel isn't speaking to, and Tio Tive, keeper of the family's history. But amid the challenges they face individually and together, it is Connor, Angel's baby, who might just be the one to save the family from themselves.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Kirstin Valdez Quade's novel is highly praised for its intimate and humorous portrayal of a New Mexican family. Reviewers commend its craftsmanship, depicting the strength and fragility of human relationships and the resilience of love. The novel is noted for its luminous writing and perfect pacing, drawing comparisons to works by Jonathan Franzen and acclaimed for its exploration of personal and familial growth.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788168380

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tuskar Rock

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 337g

Pages: 432

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Fiction General Fiction Kirstin Valdez Quade Literary Fiction

About the Author

Kirstin Valdez Quade is the author of Night at the Fiestas, winner of the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize. She is the recipient of a Lannan Literary Fellowship, a '5 Under 35' award from the National Book Foundation, the Rome Prize, a Stegner Fellowship and the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, The New York Times, The Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Stories and elsewhere. She is an assistant professor at Princeton University.