Umami, Laila Jufresa ; translated by Sophie Hughes
Type
Label
Umami, Laila Jufresa ; translated by Sophie Hughes
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
novels
Main title
Umami
Oclc number
934606854
Responsibility statement
Laila Jufresa ; translated by Sophie Hughes
Summary
Deep in the heart of Mexico City, where five houses cluster around a sun-drenched courtyard, lives Ana, a precocious twelve-year-old who spends her days buried in Agatha Christie novels to forget the mysterious death of her little sister years earlier. Over the summer she decides to plant a milpa in her backyard, and as she digs the ground and plants her seeds, her neighbors in turn delve into their past. The ripple effects of grief, childlessness, illness and displacement saturate their stories, secrets seep out and questions emerge <U+0014> Who was my wife? Why did my Mom leave? Can I turn back the clock? And how could a girl who knew how to swim drown?