The Cemetary Of Untold Stories

Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. The Cemetary Of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez spins a magical realism tale full of plot twists and revelations.

What We Say: "What happens to the stories we don’t tell? Celebrated author Alma Cruz creates a graveyard for the manuscript drafts and revisions, and the characters whose lives she tried and failed to bring to life and who still haunt her. Alma wants her characters to rest in peace. But they have other ideas, and the cemetery becomes a mysterious sanctuary for their true narratives. Swirling folklore with magic realism, and blending history with make believe, Alvarez reminds us that the stories of our lives are never truly finished, even at their end” - Maria Padget

What They Say: “What a love letter not only to storytelling, but also to the tender, urgent, funny, heartbreaking reasons we tell stories in the first place. This cemetery is a fertile field of rebirth, reawakening, and joy. Every page overflows with delight and wisdom” — Stacey D'Erasmo

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Maria Padget is Service95 Book Club Director