Magical Realism in Book with Paper Woman and Lead Shells
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*Book Found: People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia
I'm looking to find the title and author of a book I read a couple of years ago. It was of the magical realism genre and had only recently been published. I believe it was the author's debut novel and was very well received.
It had a lot of different layers and stories going at once. One of the stories was about a father and daughter. I remember the father became obsessed with collecting lead tortoise shells. He'd go inside the shells and feel protected. I think there was a scene where he and his daughter were at a mechanic's and they were trying to negotiate for some of the shells. At some point in the story the tortoise shells were useful in protecting the town.
I think the father started the shell collecting thing because his wife was gone or left him.
I also may remember a character that was a person who had been created by some kind of plant or paper. She walked around as a real person.
Another character was the man that made her.
It's not a very old book. I think it was quite popular when it came out, but I really can't remember the title. I'd love to read it again because I remember enjoying how the author wove all of the stories together in such an interesting way.
Thanks for any help you can give.
I'm looking to find the title and author of a book I read a couple of years ago. It was of the magical realism genre and had only recently been published. I believe it was the author's debut novel and was very well received.
It had a lot of different layers and stories going at once. One of the stories was about a father and daughter. I remember the father became obsessed with collecting lead tortoise shells. He'd go inside the shells and feel protected. I think there was a scene where he and his daughter were at a mechanic's and they were trying to negotiate for some of the shells. At some point in the story the tortoise shells were useful in protecting the town.
I think the father started the shell collecting thing because his wife was gone or left him.
I also may remember a character that was a person who had been created by some kind of plant or paper. She walked around as a real person.
Another character was the man that made her.
It's not a very old book. I think it was quite popular when it came out, but I really can't remember the title. I'd love to read it again because I remember enjoying how the author wove all of the stories together in such an interesting way.
Thanks for any help you can give.
