Loca : a novel
by
 
Heredia, Alejandro, 1994- author.

Title:
Loca : a novel

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Heredia, Alejandro, 1994- author.

Format
Book

Abstract
"It's 1999, and best friends Sal and Charo are striving to hold on to their dreams in a New York determined to grind them down. Sal is a book-loving science nerd trying to grow beyond his dead-end job in a new city, but he's held back by tragic memories from his past in Santo Domingo. Free-spirited Charo is surprised to find herself a mother at twenty-five, partnered with a controlling man, working at the same supermarket for years, her world shrunk to the very domesticity she thought she'd escaped in her old country. When Sal finds love at a gay club one night, both his and Charo's worlds unexpectedly open up to a vibrant social circle that pushes them to reckon with what they owe to their own selves, pasts, futures, and, always, each other." -- Dust jacket flap.

Subject
Dominican Americans -- Fiction.
 
Friendship -- Fiction.
 
Gay men -- Fiction.
 
Motherhood -- Fiction.
 
Immigrants -- Fiction.
 
Gay characters.
 
Afro-Caribbean gay men.
 
Américains d'origine dominicaine -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
 
Amitié -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
 
Maternité -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
 
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
 
LGBTQ+ fiction
 
Queer fiction.
 
Historical fiction.
 
Novels.
 
Romans.

Summary
"It's 1999, and best friends Sal and Charo are striving to hold on to their dreams in a New York determined to grind them down. Sal is a book-loving science nerd trying to grow beyond his dead-end job in a new city, but he's held back by tragic memories from his past in Santo Domingo. Free-spirited Charo is surprised to find herself a mother at twenty-five, partnered with a controlling man, working at the same supermarket for years, her world shrunk to the very domesticity she thought she'd escaped in her old country. When Sal finds love at a gay club one night, both his and Charo's worlds unexpectedly open up to a vibrant social circle that pushes them to reckon with what they owe to their own selves, pasts, futures, and, always, each other." --

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Sierra Vista Public LibraryF HEREDIA39315002604426BookAdult FictionAdult Fiction