![]() ![]() SANDRA CISNEROS is a poet, short story writer, novelist and essayist whose work explores the lives of the working-class. From the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. ![]() Like the cherished rebozo, or shawl, that has been passed down through generations of Reyes women, Caramelo is alive with the vibrations of history, family, and love. Soon, a multigenerational family narrative turns into a whirlwind exploration of storytelling, lies, and life. Struggling to find a voice above the boom of her brothers and to understand her place on this side of the border and that, Lala is a shrewd observer of family life. But when she starts telling the Awful Grandmother's life story, seeking clues to how she got to be so awful, grandmother accuses Lala of exaggerating. ![]()
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