"In this collection, acclaimed Mexican writer Liliana Blum presents us with a startling, tender and often hilarious take on modern life. The wry, intimate stories in The Curse of Eve pulse with the ache of abandoned dreams and debauched desires. In the affecting title story, the very ordinary fate of a young mother is laid bare as the stuff of tragedy. In Kisses on the Forehead, a personal ad leads to a desperate tryst between a virgin and a vagabond, while A Model Kit invites us to observe an unorthodox artist and his odious methods of creation. A young woman's adventures with a porn star inspire an unlikely new vocation in God Bless Ron Jeremy, and in To Adorn the Saints the appearance of a naked virgin in the bell-tower wreaks havoc on the village of San Cordelia de Cocoyotl."--Jacket.
A new faith -- The book can still be mended -- Bride wanted -- Better halves -- God bless Ron Jeremy -- The debutante -- Requiem for a cherub -- The hours of the morning -- The scorpion of almond -- Cookie monster -- A perfect day for canned tuna -- Bacon and eggs -- The Avon lady -- Fish without a bicycle -- The canary -- Periquita shoes -- That first time -- Stalin's wife -- Three frosted owls -- I'll play the piano in a wedding dress -- Appointment with a pig in the library -- A model kit -- To adorn the saints -- A sip of light -- Kisses on the forehead -- Peaches -- Lazarus -- The curse of Eve.