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"Julio Santana is an arsonist. For a fee, Julio burns down buildings looked upon as unseemly by investors trying to transform the very face of the Spanish Harlem neighborhood he calls home. Julio has pocketed thousands of dollars from people who want to profit from the forced gentrification of his neighborhood, money he has used to make his parents proud by purchasing them a place of their own." "By controlling the flow of those streaming into the neighborhood, the true power players behind this insurance scam have made a fortune. So when Julio falls in love with Helen, a white woman who just…
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3 editions · 2 languages- Other · English · 2005Harper Perennial · 288 pages · 9780060565640
- Other · English · 2004Rayo · 276 pages · 9780060564599
- Other · Spanish · 2004El fuego de ChangóRayo · 290 pages · 9780060565657
GentrificationNovela psicológicaFictionPsicología diferencialNeighborhoods in fictionCuentos de amorNeighborhoodsHispanic Americans





