How do keep a family together when your country is tearing you apart? In Venezuela during the Chavez-Maduro rule, increased political conflict has separated friends and families. As the economic and political situation became more tumultuous, tales of ghosts and spirits kept us together.
These stories – from a child ghost at our grandparents’ home to our own version of ‘La Llorona’ – were a part of our identity and I’ve woven them into this coming-of-age novel that starts in the early days of Chavez’s rule.
Here’s a teaser on how ghosts shaped this story:
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