Storyteller's death - ann dávila cardinal

A beautiful book about family, memories, and the power of stories.

--BuzzFeed Mystical, masterful storytelling.

-- Ms.

Magazine From International Latino Book Award-winning author Ann Dávila Cardinal comes a gorgeously written family saga about a Puerto Rican woman who finds herself gifted (or cursed?) with a strange ability.

There was always an old woman dying in the back room of her familys house when Isla was a child.

Isla Larsen Sanchezs life begins to unravel when her father passes away.

Instead of being comforted at home in New Jersey, her mother starts leaving her in Puerto Rico with her grandmother and great-aunt each summer like a piece of forgotten luggage.

When Isla turns eighteen, her grandmother, a great storyteller, dies.

It is then that Isla discovers she has a gift passed down through her familys cuentistas.

The tales of dead family storytellers are brought back to life, replaying themselves over and over in front of her.

At first, Isla is enchanted by this connection to the Sanchez cuentistas.

But when Isla has a vision of an old murder mystery, she realizes that if she cant solve it to make the loop end, these seemingly harmless stories could cost Isla her life.

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