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- ISBN 9781646142743
- Weight: 240g
- Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 10 Oct 2023
- Publisher: Levine Querido
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Pura Belpré Honor Book
BEST OF THE YEAR
Chicago Review of Books · Kirkus · Los Angeles Public Library
Publishers Weekly Flying Start
High Spirits is a collection of eleven interconnected short stories from the Dominican diaspora, from debut author Camille Gomera-Tavarez.
It is a book centered on one extended family - the Beléns - across multiple generations.
It is set in the fictional small town of Hidalpa - and Santo Domingo and Paterson and San Juan and Washington Heights too.
It is told in a style both utterly real and distinctly magical - and its stories explore machismo, mental health, family, and identity.
But most of all,High Spirits represents the first book from Camille Gomera-Tavarez, who takes her place as one of the most extraordinary new voices to emerge in years.
For fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Sandra Cisneros, Angie Cruz, and Yaa Gyasi
P R A I S E
★ "Authentic and immersive. . .A labor of love imbued with dedication to family."
-Kirkus (starred)
★ "Deeply personal and relatable. Steeped in nostalgia and harsh but fierce love, this is a memorable family saga in its own right."
-Booklist (starred)
★"Full of vivid and poetic imagery. . . settings worthy of drinking in, and thematic material ripe for contemplation about identity, intergenerational memory, and patriarchy and toxic masculinity, Gomera-Tavarez's soulfully crafted debut is a sensitive, intrinsically feminist work."
-Publishers Weekly (starred)
"A magical and unflinching look at the Dominican Diaspora."
-Dominican Writers Association
BEST OF THE YEAR
Chicago Review of Books · Kirkus · Los Angeles Public Library
Publishers Weekly Flying Start
High Spirits is a collection of eleven interconnected short stories from the Dominican diaspora, from debut author Camille Gomera-Tavarez.
It is a book centered on one extended family - the Beléns - across multiple generations.
It is set in the fictional small town of Hidalpa - and Santo Domingo and Paterson and San Juan and Washington Heights too.
It is told in a style both utterly real and distinctly magical - and its stories explore machismo, mental health, family, and identity.
But most of all,High Spirits represents the first book from Camille Gomera-Tavarez, who takes her place as one of the most extraordinary new voices to emerge in years.
For fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Sandra Cisneros, Angie Cruz, and Yaa Gyasi
P R A I S E
★ "Authentic and immersive. . .A labor of love imbued with dedication to family."
-Kirkus (starred)
★ "Deeply personal and relatable. Steeped in nostalgia and harsh but fierce love, this is a memorable family saga in its own right."
-Booklist (starred)
★"Full of vivid and poetic imagery. . . settings worthy of drinking in, and thematic material ripe for contemplation about identity, intergenerational memory, and patriarchy and toxic masculinity, Gomera-Tavarez's soulfully crafted debut is a sensitive, intrinsically feminist work."
-Publishers Weekly (starred)
"A magical and unflinching look at the Dominican Diaspora."
-Dominican Writers Association
Camille Gomera-Tavarez is an Afro-Dominican writer, designer, and creative from New Jersey. She has a BFA in Graphic Design & Creative Writing from the Maryland Institute College of Art and is currently based in Philadelphia, PA. Her debut short story collection,High Spirits, received critical acclaim and was named a Pura Belpré Honor Book.
Author Residence: Philadelphia, PA
Author Residence: Philadelphia, PA
