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Violence
Some
Violence connected to drug trafficking and criminal world
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic content
Substance Use
A lot
Central plot involves serious substance abuse and drug trafficking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Deep psychological themes around addiction, trauma, and the long road to recovery
What this book is about
Nineteen-year-old Maya Vidal flees to a remote island in Chilean Patagonia after a catastrophic spiral into drugs, criminal involvement, and danger in the United States. On the island, staying with her grandmother, she begins to write her way back to herself. Allende's novel is part addiction memoir, part coming-of-age, and part meditation on trauma, told with the warmth and specificity of her best literary fiction.
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Drug addiction and trafficking (central theme)
Adult content
Violence in criminal context
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