Synopsis
Abandoned by her mother as a baby, Emily now lives with her father in Mexico City. She works in the local Catholic orphanage. Life is simple. But when an enigmatic cousin, Santi, appears on the doorstep he brings family secrets, and soon Emily finds desire and temptation have overturned her straightforward life forever.
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About the Author
Jennifer Clement is a poet, biographer and novelist. Her novels include Widow Basquiat and A True Story Based on Lies. She was part of the NYC art scene during the early eighties but she now lives in Mexico City. She was recently the recipient of the Systema Nacional de Credadores. She is also co-founder and director of the San Miguel Poetry Week.
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An irresistible fable of faith, love and mortal sin
Abandoned by her mother as a baby, Emily now lives with her father in Mexico City. She works in the local Catholic orphanage. Life is simple. But when an enigmatic cousin, Santi, appears on the doorstep, he brings family secrets, and Emily quickly finds that desire and temptation have overturned her straightforward life forever.
'What a marvellous writer Clement is. She contains all this power in a prose that is simple and simply beguiling.' Scotsman
'Highly original. Her prose is precise as a scalpel, lyrical, and the story is unputdownable.' Ruth Padel, Guardian
'Weird, unpredictable and magical realist.' Independent
'An astonishing novel, every line alive, leading as if effortlessly to a shocking climax.' Alan Sillitoe, author of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
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