By turns lyrical and pragmatic, wise and eccentric, magical and humorous, Recipes for Sad Women is an experiment in literary medicine. Abad explains to his reader that sadness can be savoured, if not eschewed - but if we can't guarantee happiness, we can still try to attract and sustain it. Whethe[...]

"Oblivion "is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written memorial to the author's father, Hector Abad Gomez, whose criticism of the Colombian regime led to his murder by paramilitaries in 1987. Twenty years in the writing, it paints an unforgettable picture of a man who followed his conscience and paid fo[...]