Laura Esquivel is best known as the author of Like Water for Chocolate. In her new book,Pierced by the Sun, the magic realism is less overt, but it's there nonetheless.Lupita is a Mexican policewoman who witnesses the murder of a local politician in broad daylight on a city street. His death throws ...
One-sentence summary: Mallinali, a young indigenous woman, becomes the translator for Hernán Cortés, and eventually his mistress; in trying to liberate her enslaved people, she assists the Spanish in destroying the Aztecs.Why did you get this book?: I'm fascinated by the story of Malinali and I enjo...
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