Do Not Pass Go

Do Not Pass Go
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Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 1611921244
ISBN-13 : 9781611921243
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Book Synopsis Do Not Pass Go by : Beatriz Rivera

Download or read book Do Not Pass Go written by Beatriz Rivera and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mateo Irigaray has come home to end his miserable life. A child prodigy, he was the pride of Hudson County. Born to a Colombian mother who died giving birth to him, he was raised by his older sister and surrounded by an assortment of unusual family members. Though young and inexperienced, it didnÍt take his sister long to realize that Mateo was unusual. By the age of two, he could read and write. As a boy, he could learn a foreign language in a matter of weeks. But now heÍs depressed and ready to end it all. Learning that the famous genius has returned, Melody More, a reporter with the local newspaper, agrees to try and convince him to give the paper an interview. But the only quote heÍll give her is, ñAll I want to do is die!î In spite of his anger and rudeness, she finds herself strangely attracted to the surly, slovenly man who begs her to leave and not interrupt his plans. As their relationship develops„Melody returns every day with an assortment of tempting food and wine„they realize that they share a complicated history of family secrets and betrayals. From New Jersey to Havana to Switzerland, Rivera peppers this off-beat love story with a range of eccentric characters: MelodyÍs boss and former lover Xoan Xavier Contreras, known to the newspaperÍs readers as Triple X for his triple x-rated expos?s; her sister Odette, who went unnamed for an entire year because of her motherÍs revulsion at her Thalidomide-deformed hands; and most importantly, MelodyÍs mother, who was obsessed with perfection and having a child prodigy of her very own.


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