The Seamstress and the Wind

Asherunswildlyamok,Airacaptureschildhood'streasures—therealityofthefableandthedeliriumofinvention—inthishilariouslyfunnybook.TheSeamstressandtheWindisadeliciouslylaugh-out-loud-funnynovel.Aseamstresswhoissewingaweddingdressforthepregnantlocalartteacherfearsthatherson,whileplayinginabigsemitruck,hasbeenaccidentallykidnappedanddrivenofftoPatagonia.Completelyunhinged,shecallsalocaltaxitofollowthesemiinhotpursuit.Whenherhusbandfindsoutwhat'shappened,hetakesoffafterwifeandchild.Theyracenotonlytotheendoftheworld,buttoadventuresindesire—wherethewildSouthernwindfallsinlovewiththeseamstress,andamonsterchildtakesupwiththetruckdriver.InterspersedareAira'smusingsaboutmemoryandchildhood,andhishometownofCoronelPringles,withacompellingviewofthehardlotofthisworking-classtown,situatednotfarfromBuenosAires.