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It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo
4.0

"The suitcases were treated like us. Piled up and kicked about. We shared the same powerlessness. Like we were all in a giant fish market. Someone was cornering us, opening us up and shamelessly rummaging around to find what we were carrying within."

The story follows a woman after her mother's death as she struggles to survive and escape a country which goes to ruin. As an endearing contrast the narrative is sprinkled with memories from a distant past in which she lived happily with her mother as a child.