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What Goes Around
Fiction. Latinx Studies. Women's Studies. What do a corpse, a painter, two smugglers, a clever ghost, a green parrot, a fashion show, and a bank robbery have in common? Set in present-day Central America, a talkative parrot witnesses a crime; friendly spirits chaperone, shape, and direct their fellow characters in criminal pursuits, in romantic liaisons, and in business endeavours, allowing them to make amends, and to right some of the wrongs of history through actions reminiscent of legendary Robin Hood. Simon Patrick, an artist, re-locates in Costa Rica. He inherits a parrot, Don Verde, once a drug mule for Marco Alvarez who has left behind the body of his wife, Isabella, in the well. But this is not a run-of-the-mill smuggler, nor is Isabella a passive ghost. What follows is a terrific tale of friendship, thievery, haunting, and finally redemption.
248 pages, Paperback
Published September 20, 2019
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July 15, 2020
3.5 stars for a nice summer reading.
When relocating to Costa Rica after a bad divorce, painter Simon buys the house which used to be Marco's, drug dealer who accidentally killed his wife, hid the body, and fled to Nicaragua.
Their stories run in parallel, in their way of rebuilding a live in their new homes, with Victoria (Simon) and Sylvia (Marco) until they happen to meet thanks to Simon's paintings, representing Don Verde, a parrot which was trained by Marco to smuggle drugs. In the end, all is well what ends well.
It's not a romance book (although there is a substantial amount love stories ongoing), it's not a crime book (although there is a substantial amount of crime ongoing), it's not a magical realism book (although there are couple of ghosts).
Nice summer reading, making you wish to be on a beach in Costa Rica.
When relocating to Costa Rica after a bad divorce, painter Simon buys the house which used to be Marco's, drug dealer who accidentally killed his wife, hid the body, and fled to Nicaragua.
Their stories run in parallel, in their way of rebuilding a live in their new homes, with Victoria (Simon) and Sylvia (Marco) until they happen to meet thanks to Simon's paintings, representing Don Verde, a parrot which was trained by Marco to smuggle drugs. In the end, all is well what ends well.
It's not a romance book (although there is a substantial amount love stories ongoing), it's not a crime book (although there is a substantial amount of crime ongoing), it's not a magical realism book (although there are couple of ghosts).
Nice summer reading, making you wish to be on a beach in Costa Rica.
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