Book jacket image for Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

HarperAudio

9780063207295

STARRED REVIEW

Family Lore

The interplay of author Elizabeth Acevedo’s voice with the voices of additional narrators lends a magical storytelling quality to this family saga.

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Review of ‘Family Lore’

At 70, Flor Marte is the second eldest of four Dominican American sisters who are all gifted with special powers. Flor’s power is that she can predict when someone will die. Inspired by a dream about losing her teeth, as well as a documentary that her daughter, Ona, told her about, Flor decides to throw…

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