Kirstin Valdez Quade Standalone Novels books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Kirstin Valdez Quade Standalone Novels series?"

"There are 1 books in the Kirstin Valdez Quade Standalone Novels series, published in 2021."

Q: "What is the first book in the Kirstin Valdez Quade Standalone Novels series?"

"The first book in the Kirstin Valdez Quade Standalone Novels series is The Five Wounds, published in 2021."

Q: "What is The Five Wounds about?"

"The Five Wounds follows Amadeo Padilla, a man in a small New Mexico town who is chosen to play Jesus in the community's Good Friday procession. On the same day, his teenage daughter shows up pregnant. The novel unfolds over the following months as the family confronts addiction, responsibility, and the question of whether people can actually change."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	The Five Wounds	2021	Kirstin Valdez Quade	Buy

The Five Wounds (2021) starts with a man named Amadeo Padilla preparing to be nailed to a cross in his New Mexico town’s Holy Week reenactment. He takes the role seriously, maybe the first thing he has taken seriously in years. On the same day, his fifteen-year-old daughter Angel arrives pregnant and needing a place to stay. Kirstin Valdez Quade builds a novel around this family’s attempt to hold itself together.

The book was a finalist for the National Book Award. Quade writes about poverty, addiction, and Catholicism in northern New Mexico without condescension or sentimentality. Her characters make bad decisions and live with the consequences, and the novel earns its emotional moments by refusing to simplify anyone.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Kirstin Valdez Quade Standalone Novels series?

There are 1 books in the Kirstin Valdez Quade Standalone Novels series, published in 2021.

What is the first book in the Kirstin Valdez Quade Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the Kirstin Valdez Quade Standalone Novels series is The Five Wounds, published in 2021.

What is The Five Wounds about?

The Five Wounds follows Amadeo Padilla, a man in a small New Mexico town who is chosen to play Jesus in the community’s Good Friday procession. On the same day, his teenage daughter shows up pregnant. The novel unfolds over the following months as the family confronts addiction, responsibility, and the question of whether people can actually change.

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