description: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
language: English
title: Caramelo
titlecomplete: Caramelo
genres: Coming Of Age, Adult Fiction, Latin American, Novels, Family, Historical Fiction, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 12006
places: Chicago, Illinois, Mexico City (México City), Mexico
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Seix Barral