# High Spirits - Hardcover

by **Camille Gomera-Tavarez** (Author)

**Pura Belpré Honor Book**

BEST OF THE YEAR  
Chicago Review of Books - _Kirkus -_ Los Angeles Public Library

_Publishers Weekly_ Flying Start

_High Spirits_ is a collection of eleven interconnected short stories from the Dominican diaspora, from debut author Camille Gomera-Tavarez.

It is a book centered on one extended family - the Beléns - across multiple generations.

It is set in the fictional small town of Hidalpa - and Santo Domingo and Paterson and San Juan and Washington Heights too.

It is told in a style both utterly real and distinctly magical - and its stories explore machismo, mental health, family, and identity.

But most of all, High Spirits represents the first book from Camille Gomera-Tavarez, who takes her place as one of the most extraordinary new voices to emerge in years.

**For fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Sandra Cisneros, Angie Cruz, and Yaa Gyasi**

  
**P R A I S E**

★ "Authentic and immersive...A labor of love imbued with dedication to family."  
**\--_Kirkus_ (starred)**

★ "Deeply personal and relatable. Steeped in nostalgia and harsh but fierce love, this is a memorable family saga in its own right."  
**\--_Booklist_ (starred)**

★ "Full of vivid and poetic imagery... settings worthy of drinking in, and thematic material ripe for contemplation about identity, intergenerational memory, and patriarchy and toxic masculinity, Gomera-Tavarez's soulfully crafted debut is a sensitive, intrinsically feminist work."  
**\--_Publishers Weekly_ (starred)**

"A magical and unflinching look at the Dominican Diaspora."  
**\--Dominican Writers Association**  

### Author Biography

**Camille Gomera-Tavarez** is an Afro-Dominican writer, designer, and creative from New Jersey. She has a BFA in Graphic Design & Creative Writing from the Maryland Institute College of Art and is currently based in Philadelphia, PA. Her debut short story collection, _High Spirits_, received critical acclaim and was named a Pura Belpré Honor Book.

**Author Residence**: Philadelphia, PA

**Number of Pages:** 224

**Dimensions:** 0.89 x 8.6 x 6.03 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 12, 2022

**Award:** Pura Belpre Award (2023)

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