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Lädt ... The Ladies of Managuavon Eleni N. Gage
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Three women, a grandmother, her daughter, and her grand-daughter tell this story in alternating chapters. Each has a secret. I liked the book, but it could have been a bit shorter and the grand-daughter's secret really came as no surprise. Library book. ( ) If you follow my book reviews you know that “family dramas” set in the modern era are generally not what I tend to read. There was just something about this book’s synopsis that piqued my interest; I think that it was the setting in Nicaragua. I don’t know much about the culture of any of the countries south of us and I’m always looking to be educated a bit when I read a book. This one was very enjoyable – I read it on my flights from Missoula to Nashville and it made the time pass very quickly. Even when my butt was flying out of the seat due to turbulence. It is the story (stories?) of three women in one family – grandmother, daughter and granddaughter and it’s told in alternating voices. The grandmother, Isabela cared for her granddaughter, Maria in Miami after fleeing Nicaragua during the revolution. Maria’s mother, Ninexin was a revolutionary who lost her husband when Maria was only 4 months old. They tell their tales in alternating chapters and while there is not much change in writing style between the three you can get a definite sense of their personalities from how they present their aspect of the ongoing story. Of the three women I have to admit that it was Isabela I liked the most. Maria did not resonate with me at all. I seem to read a fair number of books with characters like her; wishy-washy, unsure of her life’s path, unsure of what to do about the man in her life. A still trying to figure it all out at 33 kind of girl. (Her boyfriend was a bit of a tough character for me as well.) I just don’t understand these characters but they must be popular if I keep running into them. It’s probably because I am not old enough to be a grandmother (did I just type that?!) and of a completely different generation than these kids today. Despite not being able to relate to Maria her third of the book was integral to the tale and I did enjoy the book. It held a couple of good surprises that were revealed as the book reached its conclusion. The descriptions of the cities and towns in Nicaragua were very well written and I did enjoy learning a little bit about the culture of the country and its history. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"When Maria Vazquez returns to Nicaragua for her beloved grandfather's funeral, she brings with her a mysterious package from her grandmother's past--and a secret of her own. And she also carries the burden of her tense relationship with her mother Ninexin, once a storied revolutionary, now a tireless government employee. Between Maria and Ninexin lies a chasm created by the death of Maria's father, who was killed during the revolution when Maria was an infant, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother Isabela as Ninexin worked to build the new Nicaragua. As Ninexin tries to reach her daughter, and Maria wrestles with her expectations for her romance with an older man, Isabela, the mourning widow, is lost in memories of attending boarding school in 1950's New Orleans, where she loved and lost almost sixty years ago. When the three women come together to bid farewell to the man who anchored their family, they are forced to confront their complicated, passionate relationships with each other and with their country--and to reveal the secrets that each of them have worked to conceal. Lushly evocative of Nicaragua, its tumultuous history, and vibrant present, Eleni N. Gage's The Ladies of Managua brings you into the lives of three strong and magnetic women, as they uncover the ramifications of the choices they made in their pasts and begin to understand the ways in which love can shape their futures"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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