Her relationship with a charming and deeply flawed private school teacher fifteen years her senior appeared to give her the kind of power teenagers wish for, regardless of consequences. Ortiz was an only child and a bookish, insecure girl living with alcoholic parents in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Beautifully done, Excavation is one of my favorite reads of the year. Wendy Ortiz absolutely flays herself wide open, and this excavation is one that will equally repel and compel you. just that: a peeling back of layers to uncover what hides underneath. Isn't that what we always want to know in these situations - the "why?"Įxcavation is.
We discover why she doesn't tell, why she keeps the secret, and why she continues the relationship for five years. But can a 13-year-old girl, romanced by her teacher, go open-eyed into any relationship? Of course not, but she doesn't know that she believes she is making a decision about her life. Here we discover why, at 13, Ortiz walks open-eyed into a sexual relationship with a man more than twice her age. While the reader may still want the closure of the after-story of Ivers's discovery and prosecution, this is not that story. Ivers." It is pretty satisfying to watch as Ortiz slowly becomes aware of the inequalities of this relationship, yet at the same time, it's entirely heartbreaking to watch this child (because, let's be honest, that is exactly what she is) take step after step toward the abyss - completely unaware of the skittering gravel beneath her feet. Involved in a secret five-year relationship with her middle-school teacher, Ortiz focuses on the emotional toll experienced at the hands of "Mr.
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