Beheading Columbus
by Diana Burbano
Beheading Columbus follows two sisters on a trail of DNA deception that forces them to confront race, colorism, and family secrets within the Latinx community. Lana is white-passing, Susi isn’t—and that tension has fueled conflict between them all their lives. A DNA test reveals that Lana’s biological father is white, while Susi has inherited the genes for the Alzheimer’s that is destroying their mother. To make...
Beheading Columbus follows two sisters on a trail of DNA deception that forces them to confront race, colorism, and family secrets within the Latinx community. Lana is white-passing, Susi isn’t—and that tension has fueled conflict between them all their lives. A DNA test reveals that Lana’s biological father is white, while Susi has inherited the genes for the Alzheimer’s that is destroying their mother. To make matters worse, the sisters uncover that Lana’s “other father” is a fertility doctor who has secretly sired more than 40 mixed-race children. With love, rage, and a sharp sense of humor, the sisters embark on the messy, hilarious work of decolonizing themselves from the inside out.
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