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Author
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen-year-old ©mbar has never known any parent other than her father, V©Ưctor Mondrag©đn, nor any life other than his - the life of a criminal. On any given Friday night, ©mbar longs to be at the arcade or a rock concert, but she's more likely to be patching up V©Ưctor's latest bullet hole in a dingy motel or creating a new set of fake identities for the both of them. Although she has come to terms with the realities of her life and enjoys...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Born in Beirut in 1922, Marguerite Toutoungi lives a life of loss and sacrifice. She dreams of traveling to Europe and studying music at the Conservatoire de Paris but her family, and her society, hold her back. When she meets the son of a Cuban tobacco farmer at a formal dance, love transforms her life. Together with him, she flees across the Pacific Ocean. She's hoping for a new beginning. Instead, she finds revolution and chaos. More than fifty...