Give It To Me - Hardcover

Castillo, Ana

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558618635 ISBN 13: 9781558618633

Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2014

Synopsis

“Cheeky, amoral, and a gritty survivor, Palma Piedras is a picaresque heroine for the 21st century. With an unflinching satirical flare, Castillo creates a vivid cast of rogues and helpless characters who alarmingly resemble people we know.”—Jaime Manrique, author of Cervantes Street

"In this gritty and entertaining novel, Ana Castillo paints a captivating portrait of a future that defies odds, questions stereotypes, and always maintains a sense of humor."—Elena Poniatowka, author of Massacre in Mexico

Recently divorced, Palma, a forty-three-year-old Latina, takes stock of her life when she reconnects with her gangster younger cousin recently released from prison. As she checks out her other options, her sexual obsession with her cous' ignites but their family secrets bring them together in unexpected ways. In this wildly entertaining and sexy novel, Ana Castillo creates a memorable character with a flare for fashion, a longing for family, and a penchant for adventure. Give It to Me is Sex in the City for a Chicana babe who's looking for love in all the wrong places.

Ana Castillo is one of the most powerful voices in contemporary Chicana literature. She is the author of So Far From God and Sapogonia, both New York Times Notable Books of the Year, as well as The Guardians, Peel My Love like an Onion, and many other books of fiction, poetry, and essays. She divides her time between Chicago, Illinois, and southern New Mexico.

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About the Author

Ana Castillo is the author of So Far From God, and Sapogonia, both New York Times Notable Books of the Year, as well as The Guardians, Peel My Love like an Onion, and many other books of fiction, poetry, and essays. She divides her time between Chicago and Albuquerque.

Reviews

Castillo’s (The Guardians, 2007) ­provocative new novel brings us Palma Piedras, a “forty-plus” Albuquerque translator and would-be artist whose oppressive Chicago upbringing reemerges when her grandmother dies and the house must be sold. Palma reunites with sexy ex-con Pepito and sparks fly, despite the fact that he is her cousin and a decade younger. Ever insatiable for new adventures and a magnet for dysfunction, Palma walks blindly into some outrageous sexual escapades in both of her home cities, as well as in Los Angeles, where she seeks out the parents who left her behind. Rather than deal with that abandonment or her failed relationships with a cartel-involved ex-husband and a young stripper/nurse, Palma distracts herself with sex. If Palma has any inhibitions, Castillo isn’t concerned with them but, rather, with asking questions about class, family, and happiness. In the end, what Palma wants the world to give her isn’t what we expect. Though Palma’s escapades can grow somewhat tiresome, which may be intentional, this is a fun, insightful, sometimes raunchy read that will be welcomed by Castillo’s many fans. --Annie Tully

Edition details

• Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1558618635
• ISBN 13: 9781558618633
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256