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A Little Luck

A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeira

August 13, 2026 by Fiat.Luxury Leave a Comment

Claudia Piñeira’s Elena Knows was probably my favorite book of last year (!) so I sought out another of her novellas this year.  A Little Luck is similar to, but not quite as mysterious as, Elena Knows. If you liked Elena, pick this one up! It’s a little lighter although the pacing of the reveal is just as well done. Mary Lohan escaped her Buenos Aires neighborhood 20 years ago in a guilty fugue – one that the reader will not understand until the end […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: a little luck, buenos aires, Claudia Piñeira, novella

Fiat.Luxury's CBR18 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: a little luck, buenos aires, Claudia Piñeira, novella ·
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Elena Knows

Feminism social commentary disguised as murder mystery

Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeira

December 31, 2025 by Fiat.Luxury Leave a Comment

This is a remarkable book. You should read it. Elena is a 60 something woman who suffers from Parkinson’s. The book, divided into three sections according to the times she must take her pill, tells the story of her and her daughter in flashbacks. At first, we know only that Elena is going on a difficult journey across Buenos Aires to find someone to help solve the must of her daughter’s death. Elena is convinced that she was actually murdered. As the story progresses, we […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Claudia Piñeira

Fiat.Luxury's CBR17 Review No:50 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Claudia Piñeira ·
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