Elena Knows

Caregivers are often the unsung heroes of society, spending their time keeping the vulnerable alive and very rarely getting much credit. These jobs are often difficult and underpaid, but many caregivers receive no compensation such as those caring for elderly parents or mothers. Elena Knows by inter......more

wow. this was the least enjoyable read ever. but it was brilliant. the exploration of what we owe to each other, and especially of what women owe, what it means to be a mother and a daughter and if we have any choice in being either, was excellent and — to my experience — one of a kind. wrenching and d......more

Elena Knows is the first work by Claudia Piñeiro to be published by Charco Press. Piñeiro is a well regarded writer of crime fiction in her native Argentina and prior English translations of her work were marketed as such. But what’s so intriguing about Piñeiro is that crime fiction is just an outer......more

This book snuck up on me like one of those stealth aircraft at the local air show! I’m not sure what I was expecting, but Claudia Piñeiro knocked me for a loop. On the surface, it seemed like a relatively simple novel. Elena suffers from Parksinson’s disease. Every day is a struggle. The medication......more

"الأم تعرف طفلها..الأم تحبه....هكذا يقولون، هكذا هو الأمر..." هل فعلاً كل أم بتعرف إبنها؟هل بتحس بيه لو مضايق من حاجة و مش قادر يستحمل؟ بيقولوا إن لا أحد يعرف ما تعرفه الأم عن أولادها و لكن الحقيقة إن في أمهات كتير بتكون فاكرة إنها تعرف ولكن في الواقع هي متعرفش حاجة خالص! إيلينا تعرف ...رواية للكاتبة ا......more