Honey hasn t seen her mother, Marianne, in more than two years. She drives deep into the once-prosperous border region of the Oro Desert for a surprise visit, only to discover that Marianne has vanished. Alone in an unforgiving environment populated with hostile locals, she meets Chavez, a young coyote or human trafficker, who convinces Honey he knows of her mother s whereabouts and agrees to take her there for a price. As they make their way through the Oro s brutal no-man s-land they are tracked by Ocho, a teenage bounty hunter determined to recruit Chavez. And then there is Baez,...
Honey hasn t seen her mother, Marianne, in more than two years. She drives deep into the once-prosperous border region of the Oro Desert for a surpris...
Spanning the late 1970s to the late 1980s, Nadia Bozak s thirteen stories are narrated from the perspective of Shell, the only child of bohemian artisans determined to live off their handicrafts and uphold a left-wing lifestyle. At the age of five, Shell s world is transformed when the family moves into a new house, where she grows up. Over time, she gradually trades her unconventional upbringing for junk food, rock music, and boys. All the while, Shell quietly watches her parents loveless marriage fall apart and learns to survive divorce, weight gain, heartache, and first love. A funny,...
Spanning the late 1970s to the late 1980s, Nadia Bozak s thirteen stories are narrated from the perspective of Shell, the only child of bohemian artis...
