{"product_id":"malas-a-gma-book-club-pick-a-novel-paperback","title":"Malas: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcela Fuentes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGOOD MORNING AMERICA\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Bookpage Best Historical Fiction Book of 2024 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A vivacious, page-turning novel of rebellion and rebirth.\" --Xochitl Gonzalez, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOlga Dies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnita de Monte Laughs Last\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a curse that reverberates across generations\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\"Fuentes has achieved something rare and indelible with this story of complex women.\" (Erika L. Sánchez)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1951, a mysterious old woman confronts Pilar Aguirre in the small border town of La Cienega, Texas. The old woman is sure Pilar stole her husband and, in a heated outburst, lays a curse on Pilar and her family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than forty years later, Lulu Muñoz is dodging chaos at every turn: her troubled father's moods, his rules, her secret life as singer in a punk band, but most of all her upcoming quinceañera. When her beloved grandmother passes away, Lulu finds herself drawn to the glamorous stranger who crashed the funeral and who lives alone and shunned on the edge of town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir unexpected kinship picks at the secrets of Lulu's family's past. As the quinceañera looms--and we move between these two strong, irascible female voices--one woman must make peace with the past, and one girl pushes to embrace her future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich with cinematic details--from dusty rodeos to the excitement of a Selena concert and the comfort of conjunto ballads played at family gatherings--this memorable debut is a love letter to the Tejano culture and community that sustain both of these women as they discover what family means.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcela Fuentes\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning fiction writer and essayist. Her work has appeared in the\u003ci\u003e Indiana Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexas Highways\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eMalas, \u003c\/i\u003e was a Good Morning America Book Club pick for June 2024, and was long-listed for the 2024 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her linked story collection, \u003ci\u003eMy Heart Has More Rooms Than a Whorehouse\u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming from Viking. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 7.89 x 5.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51994726334765,"sku":"9780593655801","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/YOm5lPNelM9780593655801.webp?v=1776369031","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/malas-a-gma-book-club-pick-a-novel-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}