A Scarcity of Condors
4.5/5
()
About this ebook
Juleón "Jude" Tholet has survival in his DNA. His father, Cleón, lived through imprisonment and torture during Pinochet's military coup in Chile. His mother, Penny, risked everything to gain her husband's freedom and flee the country with their newborn son. But as a closeted gay teenager growing up in Vancouver, Jude is targeted by a neighborhood bully called El Cóndor, culminating in a vicious hate crime that forces the Tholets to flee their country again.
Jude cautiously rebuilds his life in Seattle, becoming an accomplished pianist, but his his wings have been clipped and he cannot seem to soar in his relationships. Only family remains a constant source of strength and joy, until a DNA test reveals something that shocks all the Tholets: Jude is not their child.
Stunned by the test results, the Tholets must dig into their painful past, re-examine their lives in 1973 Santiago and the events surrounding Jude's birth story. It’s a tale rooted in South America’s Operation Condor. It spreads through Pinochet’s terrifying regime of detention camps, torture, disappeared civilians and stolen children. The journey forces Penny Tholet to confront the gaps in her memory while Cleón must re-live an ordeal he’s long kept hidden away in a secret world. The tale ends with Jude digging through his genetic code in a quest to find his biological parents. Are they alive? Or are they among Los Desaparecidos—the Disappeared Ones?
Suanne Laqueur’s third book in the Venery series explores the desperate acts of love made in times of war, and the many ways family can be defined.
Suanne Laqueur
A former professional dancer and teacher, Suanne Laqueur went from choreographing music to choreographing words. Her work has been described as "Therapy Fiction," "Emotionally Intelligent Romance" and "Contemporary Train Wreck."Laqueur's novel An Exaltation of Larks was the Grand Prize winner in the 2017 Writer's Digest Awards. Her debut novel The Man I Love won a gold medal in the 2015 Readers' Favorite Book Awards and was named Best Debut in the Feathered Quill Book Awards. Her follow-up novel, Give Me Your Answer True, was also a gold medal winner at the 2016 RFBA.Laqueur graduated from Alfred University with a double major in dance and theater. She taught at the Carol Bierman School of Ballet Arts in Croton-on-Hudson for ten years. An avid reader, cook and gardener, she started her blog EatsReadsThinks in 2010.Suanne lives in Westchester County, New York with her husband and two children.Visit her at suannelaqueurwrites.comAll feels welcome. And she always has coffee
Read more from Suanne Laqueur
An Evening at the Hotel: An Affair in 51 Rooms Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLove and Bravery: Hardcore Acts of Courage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to A Scarcity of Condors
Titles in the series (6)
A Charm of Finches Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An Exaltation of Larks Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tales from Cushman Row Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Voyages of Trueblood Cay Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Scarcity of Condors Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Plump of Woodcocks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related ebooks
A Charm of Finches Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Sun, the Earth & the Moon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRing in the True: Scientific Method Universe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Plump of Woodcocks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOne Boy's Shadow Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Second Line: The DuPage Parish Mysteries, #4 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Time and Tide: Love Through The Ages, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Complications of T: The Actor's Circle, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOnyx Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Cold Fingers: Cold Fingers, #1 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Signs Point to Yes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Voyages of Trueblood Cay Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Warrior's Way Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Exaltation of Larks Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Pocketful of Stardust Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Barrett & Ivan: Something About Him Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Harvest Moon: A Darkly Enchanted Novelette: Darkly Enchanted Romance, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeartbeat Repeating Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYour Mileage May Vary Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrost Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pink Triangle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMax, the Sequel: Max, the Series, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDawn of Darkness (Daeva, #1) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHolding onto Light Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sun Guardian: Book One of the Vanguards of Viridor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUntrue: Scientific Method Universe, #9 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Vanished Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBent Arrow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cricketer's Arms: A Clyde Smith Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCasual Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Gay Fiction For You
The Cabin at the End of the World: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Him: Him, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Exquisite Corpse Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Priory of the Orange Tree Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pomegranate: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maurice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We the Animals Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ghost Wall: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Young Mungo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Zombie: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Marvellous Light Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Orlando: A Biography Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Kiss Her Once for Me: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5City of Night Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Faggots Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Persian Boy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Are Water: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lie With Me: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coming Out: 14 Erotica Closet Gay Bundle Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Jonny Appleseed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Misadventures of Doc and Dirk, Volume I Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Charioteer: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5White Trash Warlock Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5And Then He Sang a Lullaby Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House of Impossible Beauties: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Boy's Own Story: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Silver in the Wood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just by Looking at Him: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Querelle of Roberval Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for A Scarcity of Condors
5 ratings0 reviews