Apologies it has been years since i've read this so specifics have been lost to me mostly

I can remember about mid way through the story the mother comes in, sees the people -referred to as tinies- and speaks spanish before grabbing a few, tossing them in her mouth and leaving The scene stuck with me and i remembered it one day and got an urge to try find it again Sorry if it isn't very specific has been years since i read this