ARC Book Review: Colombiano by Rusty Young
Release Date: April 1, 2019 Publisher: Havelock & Baker Publishing Format: ebook Pages: 813 pages Genre: hispanic lit Buy: Kindle | Paperback Synopsis: Blending fact and fiction, Colombiano is a heart-thumping journey into the violent and unpredictable world of post-Escobar Colombia. For four years Rusty Young worked secretly for the US government in Colombia. During this time he was shocked by the stories of child soldiers he encountered. He vowed that one day he would turn their tales into a book and let their voices be heard. In Colombia you have to pick a side. Or one will be picked for you . . . All Pedro Gutiérrez cares about is fishing, playing pool and his girlfriend Camila’s promise to sleep with him on his sixteenth birthday. But his life is ripped apart when his father is callously executed in front of him by Guerrilla soldiers and he and his mother are banished from their farm. Vowing vengeance against ...