Love War Stories

Beschreibung

Finalist for the 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction<BR>Finalist for the 2018 Foreword Reviews INDIES Award<BR>Best Book/Most Anticipated Book/Recommended Read of 2018: Cosmopolitan.com, The Root, Electric Literature, Bustle, Book Riot, PEN America, PopSugar, The Rumpus, B*tch, Remezcla, Mitú, and other publications.<BR><BR>Puerto Rican girls are brought up to want one thing: true love.

Yet they are raised by women whose lives are marked by broken promises, grief, and betrayal. While some believe that they’ll be the ones to finally make it work, others swear not to repeat cycles of violence. This collection documents how these “love wars” break out across generations as individuals find themselves caught in the crosshairs of romance, expectations, and community.

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