{"id":48522,"date":"2021-09-03T11:12:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=48522"},"modified":"2021-08-25T22:04:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T02:04:04","slug":"l-a-weather-by-maria-amparo-escandon-in-booklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/l-a-weather-by-maria-amparo-escandon-in-booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Weather by Mar\u00eda Amparo Escand\u00f3n [in Booklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-48527\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/L.A.-Weather-Maria-Amparo-Escandon-BookDragon-523x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/L.A.-Weather-Maria-Amparo-Escandon-BookDragon-523x800.jpg 523w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/L.A.-Weather-Maria-Amparo-Escandon-BookDragon.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/>Oscar Alvarado is a multi-generational Angeleno Mexican American; his wife Keila was a high-school exchange student from Mexico City. They lovingly raised three daughters. Thirty-nine years later, their three-year-old twin granddaughters almost drown in their neglected pool. The accident fuels Keila\u2019s marital discontent and emboldens her announcement that she wants a divorce. Family shock ensues.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the year, the entire family will be back under one roof. The kleptomaniacal eldest daughter will wake from a medically induced coma and excise her cheating spouse. The architect middle daughter will dump her useless partner but steal their remaining embryos. The youngest, who still lives at home with her child born of rape when she was 14, will, well, most amicably follow suit. As for the titular weather, it proves to be most crucial for the Happy Crunch Almond Orchard.<\/p>\n<p>Telenovela anyone? Why, yes, bestselling Mar\u00eda Amparo Escand\u00f3n (<em>Gonzalez &amp; Daughter Trucking Co.<\/em>, 2005) also works in film and TV, so, naturally, the Alvarados are getting the Hollywood treatment. If the print version is any indication, the forecast sure looks promising for screen success.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/L-A-Weather-\/pid=9747704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Fiction,&#8221; <em>Booklist<\/em>, August 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar Alvarado is a multi-generational Angeleno Mexican American; his wife Keila was a high-school exchange student from Mexico City. They lovingly raised three daughters. Thirty-nine years later, their three-year-old twin granddaughters almost drown in their neglected pool. 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