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Fruit of the Drunken Tree

A mesmerizing debut set in Colombia at the height Pablo Escobar's violent reign about a sheltered young girl and a teenage maid who strike an unlikely friendship that threatens to undo them both.

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320 pages

Average rating: 7.66

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jen.reads
Nov 24, 2021
7/10 stars
A story of an unlikely friendship between a wealthy girl and her impoverished housemaid in Columbia, with the backdrop of political chaos of Pablo Escobar’s reign. This story was enjoyable, and I was a bit sad it was over when I finished. I do think the story has more potential - at times the writing was a bit awkward. The narrator is a child, so there leaves a lot to be discussed on the complex political situation in Columbia. Overall, a good read. I am looking forward to what else Ingrid Rojas Contreras has to write!

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