Coco
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (622 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615871577 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 74 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A Unique and Affecting Delicacy" according to Tim Day. Coco is an altogether enchanting novella that leaves the reader with a wonderful sense of renewal, brought about in a highly original and imaginative fashion. The characters are vibrant and rendered with compassion, the magical elements tying them together coming off natural and unforced, letting the reader completely sink into the world of the story. If you're a fan of magical realism, this is where it's at! The unique and heartfelt Coco is something truly alive. It'll leave you with a smile on your face, as well as a burning desire to learn origami.. "heartbreakingly beautiful" according to sarahherrin. More than a fairytale, Coco is a modern day myth. Filled with eerie family curses and a girl who is the epitome of good despite her deformities, Coco will have you breathless from the beginning. This story is the struggle of good and evil, it is the desperate need to be loved above all primal needs, and it forces us to look at the power of human hearts. Coco is a beautiful, enchanting story that I wanted to devour in one sitting and certainly will again.. Contemporary Magical Realism Brigid Baines "Coco, A Novella" is a delightful read, which I completed in one sitting. Based on a little girl with a slightly unconventional "handicap," Coco determines to rise above the adversity of both her family and her community by accepting herself unconditionally. In true magical realist fashion, the novella includes a bit of odd family history, a bit of cultural gumbo, and a dose of magic that is sure to satisfy even the most eccentric of readers.
. Kristy Webster is a writer, artist and mother of two. Her work has appeared in several print and online journals such as Pacifica Review, Feminist Wire, Molotov Cocktail, Ginger Piglet, Stone Hobo, Connotation Press, Abacot Journal, Thickjam, A Word With You Press, A Fly in Amber and in two print anthologies by Girl Child Press. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Pacific Lutheran University and her Bachelor's D
Sammy is born with an exceptional beauty, both hypnotic and devastating, yet Sammy has also entered the world with a broken heart. Sammy Fabo and Maribel Trozco are born on the same night, at the exact same hour and minute. Maribel is a child full of joy, a heart redder and more loving than most, but she has also been "cursed" with a birth defect: a third arm, that Maribel later names "Coco.". However, the two children couldn't have less in common. Coco is the story of two families; the Trozcos and the Fabos and the two children that set the destiny of both families in motion
. About the Author Kristy Webster is a writer, artist and mother of two. Her work has appeared in several print and online journals such as Pacifica Review, Feminist Wire, Molotov Cocktail, Ginger Piglet, Stone Hobo, Connotation Press, Abacot Journal, Thickjam, A Word With You Press, A Fly in Amber and in two print anthologies by Girl Child Press. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Pacific Lutheran University and her Bachelor's Degree from the Evergreen State College where she majored in creative writing, visual arts, and feminist studies