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Faith and Fat Chances
Contributor(s): Trujillo, Carla (Author)
ISBN: 0810131641     ISBN-13: 9780810131644
Publisher: Curbstone Press
OUR PRICE:   $17.06  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2015
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage
- Fiction | Hispanic & Latino
Dewey: 813.6
LCCN: 2015017331
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 296 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
 
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Publisher Description:

Finalist, 2012 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction

Carla Trujillo brings to life another side of the fabled city of Santa Fe in this rollicking novel set in Dogtown, a dilapidated neighborhood on the outskirts of town. Home to a hardscrabble community of working people struggling to make a living on meager means, Dogtown is worlds apart from the tourists, artists, and upscale eateries just a stone's throw away. The close-knit neighborhood thrives in its own way, until an entrepreneur arrives with a plan to cast out its occupants and construct a winery in its place.

Led by Dogtown's unofficial mayor, Pepa Romero--an irreverent healer with old-world wisdom and new-age knowledge--the citizens of Dogtown revolt. Using everything at their disposal, including spying, supernatural powers, the law, and individual cunning, they set in motion a thrilling and at times hilarious chain of events that culminates in a storm of epic proportions. With an unforgettable cast of characters, Faith and Fat Chances illuminates the ingenuity and resilience of people fighting to preserve their way of life.