Loved itA book that's deliciously ruthless in the way it pokes holes through liberal morality and through people's attitudes to social matters especially related to immigration. It's thick with black humor.
The tortilla curtain (1995)
Others: Positive The lives of two different couples--wealthy Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, and Candido and America Rincon, a pair of Mexican illegals--suddenly collide, in a story that unfolds from the shifting viewpoints of the various characters.
- ISBN:
- 9780143119074
- Length:
- 355 pages
Genres: mystery
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