The Five Wounds is a multi-generational family saga focusing on three generations of the Padilla family in a small New Mexico town: Yolanda, the family’s matriarch, who has recently been diagnosed with an an aggressive and terminal brain tumor she wants to keep secret; her 33-year-old unemployed, alcoholic son Amadeo, and his 15-year-old estranged daughter Angel who arrives pregnant on their doorstep after a fallout with her mom.
These characters are all trying to break dysfunctional cycles in search of some measure of redemption.
Richly rendered characters, frustrating and precious in turn, whose story is filled with love makes for an excellent read.
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