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The Family Izquierdo: A Novel Audiobook
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A masterful debut that weaves together the lives of three generations of a Mexican American family bound by love—and a curse.
The tight-knit Izquierdo family is grappling with misfortunes none of them can explain. Their beloved patriarch has suffered from an emotional collapse and is dying; eldest son Gonzalo’s marriage is falling apart; daughter Dina, beleaguered by the fear that her nightmares are real, is a shut-in.
When Gonzalo digs up a strange object in the backyard of the family home, the Izquierdos take it as proof that a jealous neighbor has cursed them—could this be the reason for all their troubles? As the Izquierdos face a distressing present and an uncertain future, they are sustained by the blood that binds them, a divine presence, and an abiding love for one another.
Told in a series of soulful voices brimming with warmth and humor, The Family Izquierdo is a tender narrative of a family at a turning point.
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“A full cast of narrators…speak English and Spanish as fluently as the family members themselves. Passages of untranslated Spanish are peppered throughout, but the narrators are so expressive that listeners will be able to sense the author’s intent, even without a translation…A glorious and sprawling tale.”
— Library Journal (audio review)
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“A luminous ensemble brings this delectable audiobook to life…The narrators are consummate professionals, creating a rich and rewarding listening experience. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“This family saga is at its core an exploration of love, forgiveness, loss, and faith.”
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“There are trials, yes, but also plenty of love and miracles in this beautiful chronicle of family.”
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“Each story is powerful and indelible…Reading this beautiful debut felt like coming home.”
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“A novel of Tejano plenty blooming among the literary plains of desolation…expanding with a musicality that only strengthens as it grows.”
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“Shines in its depiction of South Texas and how the region has shaped Latinos over time.”
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“Filled with the rich complexities of Latinx culture…[and] captures the way people in all families have different versions of the same tale.”
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“[A] gloriously rich epic.”
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“Portrays the family’s mix of faith, superstition, and intergenerational volatility…This is a gem.”
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“Anyone with a family will find themselves in these pages."
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“Intimate and epic, it brims with magic and spirit.”
— Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies -
“This book feels like coming home to a warm embrace, where the characters leap off the page and into our hearts.”
— Kali Fajardo-Anstine, author of Woman of Light
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice of the Week
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
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Longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
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One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2022
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About Ruben Degollado
Rubén Degollado is an educator from Texas and the author of the YA novel Throw. His fiction has appeared in Beloit Fiction Journal, Gulf Coast, Hayden’s Ferry Review, and Image.
About the Narrators
Thom Rivera is a multiple Earphones Award–winning narrator. He is also a classically trained television, film, theater, and voice actor. He has toured nationally and performed at regional theatres and Shakespeare Festivals throughout the US. On television, he can be seen in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, New Girl, The Mindy Project, and the CBS series Zoo.
Kyla Garcia is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. Born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, she discovered acting at the age of eight when she played Lady Macbeth in a children’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. She made her off-Broadway debut at fifteen when she played Dorothy in Oz: A Twisted Musical. Eleven years after she discovered her passion for acting, she would go on to play Lady Macbeth once again in London at the Globe Theatre, where she studied Shakespeare during her third year at Mason Gross School of the Arts. She received her BFA in acting from Rutgers University.
Frankie Corzo is a film and voice-over actress and audiobook narrator. She obtained a BA degree in theater studies from Montclair State University.
Roxanne Hernandez is an audio narrator and a top narrator choice for young adult, adult drama, and Latin American/Chicano literature. She was a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2011.