Blood Fugues

By Edgardo Vega Yunqué and Ed Vega

Book Overview

Kenny's mother was Frances Boyle, an Irish girl from the Bronx; his father, Tommy Romero, was a Puerto Rican born in East Harlem. The firstborn and favorite of this Dublin--San Juan union bore his mother's easy-smiling Irish eyes and his father's air of quiet mystery. His summer begins like others before: leaving the cradle of his Williamsburg home to work on a pastoral upstate farm. But soon he makes choices that bring him into direct conflict with nature and challenge his more primitive instincts for survival, while at home his family grapples with their tangled pasts and the consequences of decades of deceptions. In sparse and elegant prose, Edgardo Vega Yunqu renders a tight, beautifully constructed novel about two families coming to terms with their stormy pasts and their hopes for the future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006074278X
• ISBN13: 9780060742782
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Good story

I found this book very interesting, a good read. the story is intriguing and interesting though I found myself having to re-read some parts. I did still enjoy the story and would recommend this book.

Overall a good read and a great story.

I agree with the previous reviewer. I frequently found myself rereading passages, determining who the author was referring to. The sentences ran long, and the author would jump to different charater's perspectives from one paragraph to the next. Overall I enjoyed the book very much, but the editing was lacking. I recommend it regardless, I think the story a worthwhile read.