These intimate tales follow a series of young Puerto Rican women as they navigate the shaky terrain of teenage crushes, sexual awakening, and grown-up commitment. Is it possible to fall in love and not be destroyed in the process? Ivelisse Rodriguez’s collection, Love War Stories, reports from the front lines of the never-ending battle between romantic ideals and the reality of gendered violence.
Ivelisse Rodriguez is a revelation.” -Junot Díaz, Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ♥♥♥ “A tough, smart, dazzling debut by a tough, smart, dazzling writer. Brava to Ivelisse Rodriguez for a stunning debut!" -Cristina Garcia, author of Dreaming in Cuban
It rejects cultural traditions yet remains beholden to them. "Love War Stories serves up love every which way: thwarted, obsessive, suffered over, delirious, consummated, unexpected. One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018 according to:Ĭosmopolitan, The Root, Electric Literature, Bitch, AutoStraddle, She Reads, and Volumes Bookcafe
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