The Good Works of Ayela Linde

Fiction & Literature, Contemporary Women, Literary
Cover of the book The Good Works of Ayela Linde by Charlotte Forbes, Skyhorse Publishing
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Author: Charlotte Forbes ISBN: 9781628723359
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Publication: November 11, 2011
Imprint: Arcade Publishing Language: English
Author: Charlotte Forbes
ISBN: 9781628723359
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication: November 11, 2011
Imprint: Arcade Publishing
Language: English

“In 16 interconnected stories, Forbes presents a 360-degree view of the enigmatic Ayela Garzón Linde and her life in a sleepy Texas border town” (Booklist).
 
From an O. Henry Prize–winner, this dazzling novel in stories marks the arrival of a powerfully original and beguiling new voice in American fiction. The linked stories that make up this spare and beautifully written novel follow the life of Ayela, the illegitimate daughter of a Mexican dressmaker, and create a portrait, composite yet intriguingly incomplete, that captures the complexity of who she was.
 
“A debut that’s both absorbing and surprisingly sentimental.” —Entertainment Weekly
 
“A captivating debut . . . Forbes tells us just enough to whet our appetite for more. She also has novelist Anne Tyler’s uncanny eye for the convolutions of marriage and family . . . Forbes has the magic touch, and a glorious future.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Forbes . . . is a painter in words, but a painter who sends the reader a message in every story . . . [A] moving and lovely book.” —The Washington Times
 
“This delicately rendered debut episodically delineates the life and times of the most sought after girl in the village of Santa Rosalia, north of the Rio Grande . . . [It] deftly renders the full arc of a memorable character’s life.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Unique in its approach to telling the story of an enigmatic woman, author Charlotte Forbes’ book, The Good Works of Ayela Linde is rich in detail and intrigue.” —Story Circle Book Reviews

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“In 16 interconnected stories, Forbes presents a 360-degree view of the enigmatic Ayela Garzón Linde and her life in a sleepy Texas border town” (Booklist).
 
From an O. Henry Prize–winner, this dazzling novel in stories marks the arrival of a powerfully original and beguiling new voice in American fiction. The linked stories that make up this spare and beautifully written novel follow the life of Ayela, the illegitimate daughter of a Mexican dressmaker, and create a portrait, composite yet intriguingly incomplete, that captures the complexity of who she was.
 
“A debut that’s both absorbing and surprisingly sentimental.” —Entertainment Weekly
 
“A captivating debut . . . Forbes tells us just enough to whet our appetite for more. She also has novelist Anne Tyler’s uncanny eye for the convolutions of marriage and family . . . Forbes has the magic touch, and a glorious future.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Forbes . . . is a painter in words, but a painter who sends the reader a message in every story . . . [A] moving and lovely book.” —The Washington Times
 
“This delicately rendered debut episodically delineates the life and times of the most sought after girl in the village of Santa Rosalia, north of the Rio Grande . . . [It] deftly renders the full arc of a memorable character’s life.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Unique in its approach to telling the story of an enigmatic woman, author Charlotte Forbes’ book, The Good Works of Ayela Linde is rich in detail and intrigue.” —Story Circle Book Reviews

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