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Woodworm / Layla Martínez ; translated from Spanish by Sophie Hughes & Annie McDermott.

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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Snack Martínez Woodworm
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Martínez, Layla, 1987- author.
Contributor:
Hughes, Sophie (Sophie Elizabeth), 1986- translator.
McDermott, Annie, translator.
Standardized Title:
Carcoma. English
Language:
English
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Women--Fiction.
Women.
Missing persons--Fiction.
Missing persons.
Spirits--Fiction.
Spirits.
Spanish fiction--Translations into English.
Spanish fiction.
Genre:
ghost stories.
Horror fiction.
Ghost stories.
Novels.
Physical Description:
149 pages ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
[San Francisco, California] : Two Lines Press, [2024]
Language Note:
In English, translated from Spanish.
Summary:
"A granddaughter and grandmother, alienated from their community, live among various sombras, shadows of the dead with whom they alone can pray and commune. When the mysterious disappearance of a young boy draws the unwanted attention of locals, the women combine forces with the spirits that haunt them in pursuit of something that resembles justice"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes:
Place of publication from publisher's website.
"Originally published as Carcoma in Spain by Editorial Amor de Madre in 2021"--Title page verso.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.
Other Format:
Online version: Martínez, Layla. Woodworm
ISBN:
9781949641592
1949641597
OCLC:
1391432516

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