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My Heart Has More Rooms Than a Whorehouse
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Expected 9 Feb 27A series of linked stories following the members of a large Latinx family exploring the pressure points of familial obligations and the complexities of love.
From the author of Malas comes a short story collection that centers the challenges of family, with characters constantly trying to navigate a web of allegiances and seeking breathing space for themselves. A young boy from the barrio settles a wager his dead father made with a rich man. A sister tries to make sense of her brother’s career as a bull rider. A group of kids searches for the bogeyman haunting their grandmother’s house. A suburban wife aches to understand her volatile husband.
All these individual’s dreams, desires, and fears swirl together to form a portrait of a Latinx family—one that’s imperfect and difficult but truer to life than any one perspective could be.
From the author of Malas comes a short story collection that centers the challenges of family, with characters constantly trying to navigate a web of allegiances and seeking breathing space for themselves. A young boy from the barrio settles a wager his dead father made with a rich man. A sister tries to make sense of her brother’s career as a bull rider. A group of kids searches for the bogeyman haunting their grandmother’s house. A suburban wife aches to understand her volatile husband.
All these individual’s dreams, desires, and fears swirl together to form a portrait of a Latinx family—one that’s imperfect and difficult but truer to life than any one perspective could be.
256 pages, Paperback
Expected publication February 9, 2027
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Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
*My Heart Has More Rooms Than a Whorehouse* is a linked collection of stories. I especially appreciated the interconnectedness of the stories, which gradually reveal the complexities of relationships and how family, love, and circumstances influence people’s lives. It's particularly compelling to see characters' perspectives that, in various ways, navigate between Mexico and the United States. I felt immersed in these family dynamics through Fuentes’ lens.
The author's use of sensory detail stood out, creating vivid scenes that made me feel as if I could see and almost sense the worlds she described.
I admire the collection’s achievements and came to wish these stories, while linked, would be expanded into a novel. I would love to spend more time with the characters within a continuous narrative to deepen my understanding of their lives and relationships.
Nevertheless, the collection offers much to admire, especially Fuentes’s evocative writing and her talent for crafting detailed, nuanced portraits of people and their relationships. It’s a thoughtful work with a unique perspective, and I found myself wishing for more.
Thanks to NetGalley and Viking Penguin for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The author's use of sensory detail stood out, creating vivid scenes that made me feel as if I could see and almost sense the worlds she described.
I admire the collection’s achievements and came to wish these stories, while linked, would be expanded into a novel. I would love to spend more time with the characters within a continuous narrative to deepen my understanding of their lives and relationships.
Nevertheless, the collection offers much to admire, especially Fuentes’s evocative writing and her talent for crafting detailed, nuanced portraits of people and their relationships. It’s a thoughtful work with a unique perspective, and I found myself wishing for more.
Thanks to NetGalley and Viking Penguin for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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