One year of ugly a novel

After fleeing crumbling, volatile Venezuela, Yola Palacio wants nothing more than to settle into a peaceful new life in Trinidad with her family. And who cares if they're there illegally, aren't most of the people on the island? But when Yola's Aunt Celia dies, the family once again find their lives...

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Main Author: Mackenzie, Caroline (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : 37 INK, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2020.
Edition:First 37 INK/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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Summary:After fleeing crumbling, volatile Venezuela, Yola Palacio wants nothing more than to settle into a peaceful new life in Trinidad with her family. And who cares if they're there illegally, aren't most of the people on the island? But when Yola's Aunt Celia dies, the family once again find their lives turned upside down. For Celia had been keeping a very big secret-- she owed a LOT of money to a local criminal called Ugly. And without the funds to pay him off, Ugly has the entire family do his bidding until Celia's debt is settled. To say that the year that follows is tumultuous for the Palacios is an understatement. But in the midst of the turmoil appears Roman, Ugly's distractingly gorgeous right-hand man. And although she knows it's terrible and quite possibly dangerous, Yola just can't help but give in to the attraction."--Amazon.
Physical Description:325 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781982128913
1982128917
Author Notes:Caroline Mackenzie is a freelance translator living in Trinidad. She was shortlisted for the 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and her nonfiction articles are regularly featured in regional magazines MACO People and MACO Caribbean Living . Her short fiction has been published in literary journals around the world. One Year of Ugly is her first novel.