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Set in 1983 Coachella Valley, the story follows Yolanda Ramírez, a phlebotomist at Palm Springs hospital, who uncovers a troubling pattern of deaths among gay men, hemophiliacs, and women with cosmetic surgery scars. As she delves deeper, Yolanda realizes that the promise of safe blood is a deceptive facade in a landscape where survival is precarious. Her determination to expose the truth highlights themes of vulnerability and the hidden dangers within the healthcare system.
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Coachella, Sheila Ortiz Taylor
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Coachella
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sheila Ortiz Taylor
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 198
- ISBN13
- 9780826318435
- Category
- Fiction
- Description
- Set in 1983 Coachella Valley, the story follows Yolanda Ramírez, a phlebotomist at Palm Springs hospital, who uncovers a troubling pattern of deaths among gay men, hemophiliacs, and women with cosmetic surgery scars. As she delves deeper, Yolanda realizes that the promise of safe blood is a deceptive facade in a landscape where survival is precarious. Her determination to expose the truth highlights themes of vulnerability and the hidden dangers within the healthcare system.