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Turkish Rugs

These objects are both practical household objects and works of art. Reyna sells one of these objects for a significant amount of money towards the end of the novel.

Traveling

Several main characters, most notably Kiki, view this activity as a doorway to adventure, excitement, and the expansion of their horizons.

Smuggling

There are several different schemes of this type depicted in the novel, one that involves cigarettes and the other that involves artifacts. For the characters that are involved in each, the schemes are an illegal way to make more money than they believe they can earn in other, more conventional, and law-abiding occupations.

Tattoos

Reyna treasures these designs and markings as a way to honor and remember significant events, feelings, and people in her life.

Reyna's Anonymous Gift to Lynette

One main character sends this object to another anonymously at the end of the...

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