The Storyteller's Death

The Storyteller's Death
Ann Davila Cardinal
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Trade Paperback
h210 x 140mm - 336pg
4 Nov 2022 US
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9781728250779
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From International Latino Book Award-winning author Ann Davila Cardinal comes a gorgeously written family saga about a Puerto Rican teenager who finds herself gifted (or cursed? ) with a strange ability. There was always an old woman dying in the back room of her family' s house when Isla was a child. . . Isla Larsen Sanchez' s life begins to unravel when her father passes away. Instead of being comforted at home in New Jersey, her mother starts leaving her in Puerto Rico with her grandmother and great-aunt each summer like a piece of forgotten luggage. When Isla turns eighteen, her grandmother, a great storyteller, dies. It is then that Isla discovers she has a gift passed down through her family' s cuentistas. The tales of dead family storytellers are brought back to life, replaying themselves over and over in front of her. At first, Isla is enchanted by this connection to the Sanchez cuentistas. But when Isla has a vision of an old murder mystery, she realizes that if she can' t solve it to make the loop end, these seemingly harmless stories could cost Isla her life. ' Ann Davila Cardinal is back to captivate us with The Storyteller' s Death, a striking novel about secrets so restless they' re dangerous. Isla, the book' s spirited protagonist, will endear herself to all of those who have stumbled upon those terrible truths that make our beloved families that much more complicated, flawed, and human. ' - Rigoberto Gonzalez
In Ann Davila Cardinal' s The Storyteller' s Death, nothing can stop the cuentistas in the Sanchez family from telling their stories, not even death. I found myself captivated by the young Isla Sanchez and enthralled by the secrets of Isla' s ancestors. Like the Sanchez family, Cardinal is a gifted cuentista and The Storyteller' s Death is a welcome addition to Puerto Rican storytelling. -- Marisel Vera, author of The Taste of Sugar A stunning, magic-infused tale of family ties and secrets. . . . Cardinal' sstorytelling prowess shines in this beautifully imagined and multilayered story, as do her fully developed characters. Fans of sweeping family sagas will enjoy every page. -- Publishers Weekly, STARRED review Ann Davila Cardinal writes with the razored clarity of a surgeon, the spare and evocative beauty of a poet, and the immensely compelling passion of a natural born storyteller. I will gratefully read anything she writes! -- Andre Dubus III, New York Times bestselling author of House of Sand and Fog BookRiot' s 15 Best New Mystery Books of 2022 BuzzFeed' s 20 Highly Anticipated Thrillers Of 2022 A combination of magical realism, terror, and mystery, all wrapped in a shroud of family secrets and dubious honor. . . Toni Morrison fans will particularly enjoy the otherworld-tinged drama. -- First Clue Ann Davila Cardinal is back to captivate us with The Storyteller' s Death, a striking novel about secrets so restless they' re dangerous. Isla, the book' s spirited protagonist, will endear herself to all of those who have stumbled upon those terrible truths that make our beloved families that much more complicated, flawed, and human. -- Rigoberto Gonzalez, author and literary critic
Ann Davila Cardinal is a novelist and Director of Recruitment for Vermont College of Fine Arts where she also earned her MFA in Writing. She comes from a long line of Puerto Rican writers, including father and son poets Virgilio and Jose Antonio Davila, and her cousin, award-winning fiction writer Tere Davila. Ann' s first novel, Sister Chicas, was co-written with Jane Alberdeston Coralin and Lisa Alvarado, and was released from New American Library. Her next novel, a horror young adult work titled Five Midnights, was released by Tor Teen on June 4, 2019. The story continues in Category Five, also from Tor Teen, released on June 2, 2020. Ann lives in Vermont where she cycles, knits, and prepares for the zombie apocalypse.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781728250779
Published: 4 Nov 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark
Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 336

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