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Tropic of orange

1997270 pagesCoffee House Press

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Karen Yamashita presents a vibrant and chaotic Los Angeles where disparate lives collide amidst a bizarre disaster. A mysterious orange, carrying the Tropic of Cancer, triggers a crisis on the Harbor Freeway, drawing together the homeless, gangsters, and Hollywood elite. As a news reporter investigates seemingly unrelated events and a TV executive navigates the escalating chaos, the city's diverse inhabitants converge in an apocalyptic showdown of race, class, and culture.

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Lord GabrielProtagonist
RafaelaProtagonist
EmiSupporting
BuzzwormSupporting
ArcangelSupporting

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Book cover of Tropic of orange