{"product_id":"fiebre-tropical-9781936932757","title":"Fiebre Tropical","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLit by the hormonal neon glow of Miami, this heady, multilingual debut novel follows a Colombian teenager's coming-of-age and coming out as she plunges headfirst into lust and evangelism.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUprooted from her comfortable life in Bogot , Colombia, into an ant-infested Miami townhouse, fifteen-year-old Francisca is miserable and friendless in her strange new city. Her alienation grows when her mother is swept up into an evangelical church, replete with Christian salsa, abstinent young dancers, and baptisms for the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut there, Francisca also meets the magnetic Carmen: opinionated and charismatic, head of the youth group, and the pastor's daughter. As her mother's mental health deteriorates and her grandmother descends into alcoholism, Francisca falls more and more intensely in love with Carmen. To get closer to her, Francisca turns to Jesus to be saved, even as their relationship hurtles toward a shattering conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ebullient and assertive. . . . Francisca's soul stinks up the place beautifully in \u003cem\u003eFiebre Tropical\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Juli Delgado Lopera--remember that name--is an irreverent, shameless and disarming new novelist. They are a merciless satirist in control of a pitch-perfect voice that makes an indisputable case for Spanglish as the perfect vehicle to express what we are really like right now.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--NBC News\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A layered portrait of exile, sexual awakening, and family bonds.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eFiebre Tropical\u003c\/em\u003e crackles and hums like neon, embedding contagious energy in the coming-of-age story of Francisca.\" --\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amethyst Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936932757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2020 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Juliana Delgado Lopera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671196692636,"sku":"9781936932757","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_950ea785-8ca1-4c6b-a9ea-73c058117a4e.jpg?v=1603924806","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fiebre-tropical-9781936932757","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}