"'Elizabeth Acevedo has made the transition into the adult world look easy. The true gift of a stunningly talented writer' - JACQUELINE WOODSON, author of RED AT THE BONE 'Acevedo expertly maneuvers through the complex and singular stories of each of these women and all that unites them. It was a joy to experience each character's expressive and gripping story; to acknowledge their truths and to recognise some of the women in the lives of women around me. A remarkable accomplishment' - ABI DARE, author of THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE 'Flor is throwing herself a wake and reminding us that ""even a long life is too short"". So while we are here ""let's eat, and dance, and be alive"". Acevedo has written unforgettable characters who breathe new life into how we grieve, age, take care of each other. Family Lore is a big hearted novel, a wonderful debut!' - ANGIE CRUZ, author of DOMINICANA 'Family Lore is a sweeping multi-generational story of a family of women whose special powers have helped them overcome personal, familial and historical challenges that both bond them together and at times threaten to pull them apart but ultimately navigate them into the full abrazos of love. Acevedo is in full command of her special powers as a storyteller of compassionate, capacious and lyrical imagination.

Make room on your shelves, readers, for this strong new voice with an old soul and a deep well of understanding of who we wonderfully are for the brief time we are beings' - JULIA ALVAREZ, author of AFTERLIFE 'Family Lore is a deeply Dominican book, full of raw emotional power. It is at once intimate and epic, one of the most resonant representations of a family and world like my own that I've ever read. There is so much to love about this wise, funny and original novel' - NAIMA COSTER, author of WHAT'S MINE AND YOURS '' -".