This site requires cookies for account access and purchasing. By using this site you give implied consent. For more infomation please review our use of cookies in our Cookie Policy and then Accept and Close this bar.
Shooting Down Heaven
£13.99
ISBN
9781787702158
Delivery
In Stock Online
In Stock Online
Click & Collect
Stock delivered to London Store within two working days
Stock delivered to London Store within two working days
A novel about the children raised by 1990s Colombia's most dangerous drug lords
Larry returns to Colombia twelve years after the disappearance of his father, an old associate of Pablo Escobar. His remains have finally been unearthed in a mass grave, and Larry is returning to give them a proper burial... but not before a reunion with his childhood friend Pedro. Pedro takes him straight from the airport to the Alborada celebration, during which fireworks explode all over Medellín, and the entire city loses its inhibitions.
His homecoming quickly becomes a rude awakening. The years of luxury living in bodyguard-surrounded mansions are now firmly in the past, as Larry watches his family (including his ex-beauty queen mother and troubled brother) fall deeper into depression, drug addiction, and the traps of the family business.
Faced by an uncertain reality, Larry is forced to confront his family’s turbulent history and reclaim himself from the dark remnants of a city trying to rediscover itself.
Unflinching and remarkably controlled, Jorge Franco creates a stunning portrait of a generation wounded by their parents’ mistakes.
Weight | 0.000000 |
---|---|
Author | Franco, Jorge |
Availability | IP |
Department | Literature |
Format | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781787702158 |
Pages | 352 |
Published | 21/05/2020 |
Publisher | Europa |
Section | Literature |
Size Unfolded | 210x135mm |
Write Your Own Review