num_pages: 175
description: Nominated for a Commonwealth Writers Prize, this extravagant and tragicomic novel is told in the musical lilt of Spanglish. Camilo, a strong-willed queen from Chile, tells his story as he lays dying in his hospital bed, recalling a life of sequins and disco. "Realistic, stream-of-consciousness style."— Time Out (London)
language: English
title: Flesh Wounds and Purple Flowers: The Cha-Cha Years
titlecomplete: Flesh Wounds and Purple Flowers: The Cha-Cha Years
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press