{"product_id":"rooted-1529","title":"Rooted","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003ePiñata\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeopoldo Goût's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elatest horror novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRooted\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea blood reckoning\" (Marlon James) where one woman's return to Mexico City digs away the layers of her forgotten past and the Aztec gods she awakened.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rooted is a masterful blend of history, horror, and mythology. Leopoldo remains one of my favorite Mexican writers today. This is an absolute must read for all horror lovers.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --V. Castro, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Alejandra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's nothing wrong with Aurora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA successful art lawyer, she has returned to Mexico to celebrate a recent campaign for the repatriation of stolen artifacts--in particular a mysterious statue of an Aztec god, The Flayed One.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Mexico City isn't as she remembered. Nothing is. Elements of her past hint at darkness and power, and reality begins to crack and warp the streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's nothing wrong with Aurora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Aurora's sanity unravels, she must pry apart her family's secrets and accept the simplest of truths: The Flayed One cannot stay buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther Books by Leopoldo Goût \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePiñata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeopoldo Goût\u003c\/b\u003e is a multidisciplinary artist, internationally published author, and Emmy-nominated producer. Born in Mexico City and trained at London's renowned Central Saint Martins School of Art, Goût is known for blending memory, cultural legacy, and speculative visions of the future in his deeply personal and globally resonant works. His critically acclaimed novels include the Genius trilogy, \u003ci\u003eGhost Radio, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonarca\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePiñata, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was named one of \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Horror Novels of 2023.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leopoldo Goût","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52942075560221,"sku":"9781250781529","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781250781529.jpg?v=1789593570","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/rooted-1529","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}