Description: Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramâirez reaches out to her estranged biological father--who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador--and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.
Review Quotes: De Publishers Weekly en Español:
"Con una prosa ágil y llena de imágenes calibradas por la luz de los atardeceres en el desierto, Celia C. Pérez (La primera regla del punk) da voz a los personajes de Tumbos, una novela donde el tema de la familia sirve como eje al reunir todas las preguntas que podríamos hacer a nuestros abuelos, padres e hijos."
"With an agile prose --in a book full of images calibrated by the light of the sunsets in the desert-- Celia C. Pérez (La primera regla del punk) gives voice to the characters of Tumbos, a novel where a family story serves as the narrative axis that brings together the many questions we do to our grandparents, parents, and children." "...melancholic moments, impeccable dialogues, and a plot as nimble as a road movie, Pérez manages to create a world where everyone seeks to respond, with patience and affection, to what blood ties, ambition and being a daughter mean."