One Year of Ugly
Title | One Year of Ugly PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Mackenzie |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 336 |
Release | 2021-07-13 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1982128925 |
A “sparkling account” (Publishers Weekly) of the uproarious adventures that befall the Palacio family during their disastrous illegal residence in Trinidad that poignantly captures the complexities of dysfunctional families and passionate (but sometimes messy) romance. After fleeing crumbling, volatile Venezuela, Yola Palacio wants nothing more than to settle into a peaceful new life in Trinidad with her family. And who cares if they’re there illegally—aren’t most of the people on the island? But life for the Palacios is far from quiet—and when Yola’s Aunt Celia dies, the family once again finds their lives turned upside down. For Celia had been keeping a very big secret—she owed a LOT of money to a local criminal named Ugly. And without the funds to pay him off, Ugly has the entire family do his bidding until Celia’s debt is settled. What Ugly says, the Palacios do, otherwise the consequences are too dreadful to imagine. To say that the year that follows is tumultuous for the Palacios is an understatement. But in the midst of the turmoil appears Roman—Ugly’s distractingly gorgeous right-hand man. And although she knows it’s terrible and quite possibly dangerous, Yola just can’t help but give in to the attraction. Where, though, do Roman’s loyalties lie? And could this wildly inappropriate romance just be the antidote to a terrible year of Ugly? Combining the spark of Imbolo Mbue with the irresistible wit of Maria Semple, One Year of Ugly is “a delightfully fun, enormously fresh debut” (Bookreporter) that brilliantly explores cross-cultural struggles and assimilation from a unique immigrant perspective and introduces us to an extraordinary new voice in contemporary fiction.
One Year of Ugly
Title | One Year of Ugly PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Mackenzie |
Publisher | 37 Ink |
Total Pages | 336 |
Release | 2020-07-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1982128917 |
A fun, fresh, timely debut novel about the uproarious adventures that befall the Palacio family during their disastrous illegal residence in Trinidad that poignantly captures the complexities of dysfunctional families and passionate (but sometimes messy) romance. After fleeing crumbling, volatile Venezuela, Yola Palacio wants nothing more than to settle into a peaceful new life in Trinidad with her family. And who cares if they’re there illegally—aren’t most of the people on the island? But life for the Palacios is far from quiet—and when Yola’s Aunt Celia dies, the family once again find their lives turned upside down. For Celia had been keeping a very big secret—she owed a LOT of money to a local criminal called Ugly. And without the funds to pay him off, Ugly has the entire family do his bidding until Celia’s debt is settled. What Ugly says, the Palacios do, otherwise the circumstances are too dreadful to imagine. To say that the year that follows is tumultuous for the Palacios is an understatement. But in the midst of the turmoil appears Roman—Ugly’s distractingly gorgeous right-hand man. And although she knows it’s terrible and quite possibly dangerous, Yola just can’t help but give in to the attraction. Where, though, do Roman’s loyalties lie? And could this wildly inappropriate romance just be the antidote to a terrible year of Ugly? Combining the spark of Imbolo Mbue with the irresistible wit of Maria Semple, One Year of Ugly brilliantly explores cross-cultural struggles and assimilation from a unique immigrant perspective and introduces us to an extraordinary new voice in contemporary fiction.
The Flawless Skin Of Ugly People
Title | The Flawless Skin Of Ugly People PDF eBook |
Author | Doug Crandell |
Publisher | Random House |
Total Pages | 217 |
Release | 2009-11-24 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0753524589 |
Thanks to Ugly Betty, we're finally ready to read a love story about a couple that isn't sleek, slick, tucked, pulled or plastic.
A Year of Wreck
Title | A Year of Wreck PDF eBook |
Author | George Chittenden Benham |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 490 |
Release | 1880 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN |
A Year in the Great Republic
Title | A Year in the Great Republic PDF eBook |
Author | Emily Katherine Bates |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 318 |
Release | 1887 |
Genre | California |
ISBN |
Ugly Girls
Title | Ugly Girls PDF eBook |
Author | Lindsay Hunter |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | 240 |
Release | 2014-11-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0374710120 |
Perry and Baby Girl are best friends, though you wouldn't know it if you met them. Their friendship is woven from the threads of never-ending dares and power struggles, their loyalty fierce but incredibly fraught. They spend their nights sneaking out of their trailers, stealing cars for joyrides, and doing all they can to appear hard to the outside world.With all their energy focused on deceiving themselves and the people around them, they don't know that real danger lurks: Jamey, an alleged high school student from a nearby town, has been pining after Perry from behind the computer screen in his mother's trailer for some time now, following Perry and Baby Girl's every move—on Facebook, via instant messaging and text,and, unbeknownst to the girls, in person. When Perry and Baby Girl finally agree to meet Jamey face-to-face, they quickly realize he's far from the shy high school boy they thought he was, and they'll do whatever is necessary to protect themselves. Lindsay Hunter's stories have been called "mesmerizing. . . visceral . . . exquisite" (Chicago Tribune), and in Ugly Girls she calls on all her faculties as a wholly original storyteller to deliver the most searing, poignant, powerful debut novel in years.
Diary of Ugly Cuh
Title | Diary of Ugly Cuh PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth B Tolbert Jr |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 92 |
Release | 2019-05 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781796542158 |
A book that details the life and going ons of a young gangster Y.G. in Los Angeles. Beginning with his first day of High School. An urban version of, "Diary Of Anne Frank." Filled with stories inspired by true events.