Shooting Down Heaven

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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.
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Author Franco, Jorge
Availability IP
Department Literature
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781787702158
Pages 352
Published 21/05/2020
Publisher Europa
Section Literature
Size Unfolded 210x135mm
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