This is very special. It’s a dizzy, chatty monologue from a girl friend of a prominent San Salvadorean murdered society wife who gives us her take on the case, the politics, the economic and sexual chaos of a post-civil war state. It is breathlessly delivered and breathtaking to read, with a hell of a final punch. It’s short, a perfect gem, I was immensely impressed.
Comparison: J M Coetzee, Bernhard Schlink, Richard Bausch.
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Laura Rivera can't believe what has happened. Her best friend has been killed in cold blood in the living room of her home, in front of her two young daughters. Nobody knows who pulled the trigger, but Laura will not rest easy until she finds out. Her delirious, hilarious and blood-curdling monologue carries the reader on a rough-and-tumble ride through the social, political, economic and sexual chaos of post-civil-war San Salvador. Shortlisted for the prestigious Premio Romulo Gallegos for novels in 2001
The She-Devil in the Mirror features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Crime and Mystery, Book Club Recommendations, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
The She-Devil in the Mirror is available in Paperback
The She-Devil in the Mirror was written by Horacio Castellanos Moya and published by Alma Books Ltd
