The tortilla curtain / T. Coraghessan Boyle.
Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher lead an ordered sushi-and-recycling existence in a newly gated hilltop community: he a sensitive nature writer, she an obsessive realtor. Mexican illegals Candido and America Rincon desperately cling to their vision of the American Dream as they fight off starvation in a makeshift camp deep in the ravine. And from the moment a freak accident brings Candido and Delaney into intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what becomes a tragicomedy of error and misunderstanding.
Record details
- ISBN: 014023828X
- ISBN: 9780140238280
- Physical Description: 355 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 1996.
- Copyright: ©1995.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: New York : Viking Penguin, c1995.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1210L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.1 22 71300.
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- Subject:
- Married people > California > Los Angeles > Fiction.
Noncitizens > Fiction.
Mexicans > California > Los Angeles > Fiction.
Married people.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Ethnic relations > Fiction. - Genre:
- Domestic fiction.
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | F BOYLE (Text) | 33114015962285 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher lead an ordered sushi-and-recycling existence in a newly gated hilltop community: he a sensitive nature writer, she an obsessive realtor. Mexican illegals Candido and America Rincon desperately cling to their vision of the American Dream as they fight off starvation in a makeshift camp deep in the ravine. And from the moment a freak accident brings Candido and Delaney into intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what becomes a tragicomedy of error and misunderstanding.
