"The voice of a conscience… Dry, concise, direct, with an extraordinary stirring force… Sainz Borgo's novel is simply masterful." - Fernando Aramburu, author of Homeland "The next literary sensation." - El Mundo "A propulsively written, harrowing story, as desperate as it is timely." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Borgo's beautiful prose belies the brutal reality of the breakdown in civil society she lays bare in this powerful literary look at strife-torn Venezuela…" - Booklist "Sainz Borgo's excellent debut is a harrowing account of one woman grieving the recent death of her mother while attempting to survive the political unrest in Caracas, Venezuela." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Echoes of Borges in a novel of war-torn Venezuela…the writing is tense and complex…dynamic.” - New York Times
