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Lethem, Jonathan
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Fiction
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2013;2014
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage Books, a
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English
β 296 KB
π 3 views
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A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens : A Novel
β Scribed by Raul Palma
- Book ID
- 111969125
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Year
- 2023
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 4 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780593472118
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A genre-bending debut with a fiercely political heart,A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens explores the weight of the devil's bargain, following the lengths one man will go to for the promise of freedom.
Hugo Contreras's world in Miami has shrunk. Since his wife died, Hugo's debt from her medical bills has become insurmountable. He shuffles between his efficiency apartment, La Carreta (his favorite place for a cafecito), and a botanica in a strip mall where he works as the resident babalawo.
One day, Hugo's nemesis calls. Alexi Ramirez is a debt collector who has been hounding Hugo for years, and Hugo assumes this call is just more of the same. Except this time Alexi is calling because he needs spiritual help. His house is haunted. Alexi proposes a deal: If Hugo can successfully cleanse his home before Noche Buena, Alexi will forgive Hugo's debt. Hugo reluctantly accepts, but there's one issue: Despite being...
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