New York: William H. Morrow, (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel. "Emma Caldridge, a chemist for a cosmetics company, is en route from Miami to Bogot‡ when her plane is hijacked and spins out of control into the mountains near the Venezuelan border. Thrown unhurt from the wreckage, she can do nothing but watch as guerrillas take the other passengers hostage. Emma silently trails the guerrillas and their captives, using her scientific knowledge to stay alive. Those skills become essential when she discovers an injured passenger, secret government agent Cameron Sumner, separated from the group. Together they follow the hostages, staying one step ahead by staying one step behind." Includes an author's note in which she talks about some of the plants that play a part in the story. 310 pp. ISBN: 978-0061684227.

New York: Doubleday, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's highly praised first novel, set in Colombia at the height of Pablo Escobar's violent reign and inspired by the author's own life. "Seven-year-old Chula and her older sister Cassandra enjoy carefree lives thanks to their gated community in Bogota but the threat of kidnappings, car bombs, and assassinations hover just outside the neighborhood walls, where the drug lord Pablo Escobar continues to elude authorities. When their mother hires Petrona, a live-in-maid from the city's guerrilla-occupied slum, Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona's mysterious ways. She is a young woman crumbling under the burden of providing for her family as the rip tide of first love pulls her in the opposite direction. As both girls' families scramble to maintain stability amidst the rapidly escalating conflict, Petrona and Chula find themselves entangled in a web of secrecy that will force them both to choose between sacrifice and betrayal." SIGNED on the title page, and also stamped in blue "we were rich in our stories." Author's note. 306 pp. ISBN: 978-0385542722.

New York: Doubleday, (2018). First edition - The author's highly praised first novel, set in Colombia at the height of Pablo Escobar's violent reign and inspired by the author's own life. "Seven-year-old Chula and her older sister Cassandra enjoy carefree lives thanks to their gated community in Bogota but the threat of kidnappings, car bombs, and assassinations hover just outside the neighborhood walls, where the drug lord Pablo Escobar continues to elude authorities. When their mother hires Petrona, a live-in-maid from the city's guerrilla-occupied slum, Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona's mysterious ways. She is a young woman crumbling under the burden of providing for her family as the rip tide of first love pulls her in the opposite direction. As both girls' families scramble to maintain stability amidst the rapidly escalating conflict, Petrona and Chula find themselves entangled in a web of secrecy that will force them both to choose between sacrifice and betrayal." Author's note. 306 pp.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2016. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel about "the power of politics and personal memory" by this award-winning author, born in Botaga, Colombia. "Javier Mallarino is his country's most influential political cartoonist, the consciousness of a nation. A man capable of repealing laws, overturning judges' decisions, destroying politicians' careers with his art. His weapons are pen and ink. Those in power fear him and pay him homage. After four decades of a brilliant career, he's at the height of his powers. But this all changes when he's paid an unexpected visit from a young woman who upends his sense of personal history and forces him to re-evaluate his life and work, questioning his position in the world." Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean. Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, the Guardian, and others. Winner of the Royal Spanish Academy Prize in 2014. Author's note. 190 pp. ISBN: 978-1594633478.