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Mambo Peligroso: A Novel
Current price:
$13.95
Publication Date: May 2nd, 2006
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
ISBN:
9780060734183
Pages:
320
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Description
When Catalina Ortiz Midori walks into a shabby New York dance studio for her first mambo class, she has no idea her life is about to change. A Japanese-Cuban immigrant who has lost touch with her Cuban roots, Catalina is mesmerized by the one-eyed teacher, El Tuerto, a titan of the New York mambo scene, and drawn to the dazzling technique of Wendy Cardoza, a Bronx mambera who is one of its reigning queens. Catalina's apprenticeship with them, and her growing obsession with the world of mambo -- the music, the dancers, the seductive dance itself -- will bring her back to her origins with a passion she didn't know she possessed, and inadvertently draw her into a sinister Miami exile scheme through her disreputable cousin Guillermo.
Praise for Mambo Peligroso: A Novel
“This sensuous and sometimes violent tale is filled with sexy foot-stomping scenes—and an assassination plot to boot.” — Good Housekeeping (Book Babe selection)
“An entertaining, sometimes intoxicating read. Like the passionate dancers she portrays, Chao writes with heart and soul.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Compelling... Intense passion, energy, and sexuality... The pace accelerates and becomes relentless... Recommended for all collections.” — Library Journal
“A floor-scorching spin...This high-voltage novel will have readers furiously flipping pages and tapping their toes.” — Booklist (starred review)
“Chao induces the reader to feel the intensity of her characters’ pleasure in dancing . . . Deeply interesting.” — Washington Post
“Highly talented . . . [Chao] cleverly steps up the narrative like an ever-increasing tempo.” — Orlando Sentinel
“Fast-paced . . . always quite clever and often graceful .” — San Antonio Express-News
