The House on the Lagoon
A finalist for the 1995 National Book Award, a family saga traces the secrets and conflicts of the dynasty of Isabel Monfort and her husband Quintin Mendizabal, whose fate is intertwined with the evolution of Puerto Rico. Reprint. NYT.
A finalist for the 1995 National Book Award, a family saga traces the secrets and conflicts of the dynasty of Isabel Monfort and her husband Quintin Mendizabal, whose fate is intertwined with the evolution of Puerto Rico. Reprint. NYT.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780452277076 (0452277078)
Publish date: October 1st 1996
Publisher: Plume
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Contemporary,
Magical Realism,
Spanish Literature,
Latin American,
Fiction
Ugh. If this hadn't been my final "Snakes and Ladders" book I'd have DNF'd it. This is essentially a Puerto Rican version of House of the Spirits minus magical realism, plus a plethora of characters and episodes that don't greatly advance the plot (think 500-episode telenovela) and a whole lot of ...
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