Prepare to be enthralled by this lyrical, achingly human debut novel about a young girl's remarkable resilience in the face of loss. Struggling to cope as her family falls apart, eleven-year-old Luz María Castillo retreats into her beloved set of Lotería cards—a Mexican game featuring riddles and vibrant images. Each card represents a different memory, and as Luz shuffles through the deck, she weaves her recollections into a compelling story of love, loyalty, tragedy, and hope.
By turns affecting and inspiring, Lotería is a powerful novel that heralds the arrival of an outstanding new writer, one who reminds us of the importance of remembering, even when we are trying to forget.
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Mario Alberto Zambrano grew up in Texas and was a professional, award-winning ballet dancer with major international companies such as Nederlands Dans Theater and Ballett Frankfurt for fourteen years. He has since graduated as a Riggio Fellow from The New School and is currently an Iowa Arts Fellow at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.