- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (July 31 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061731307
- ISBN-13: 978-0061731303
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.6 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
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Product Description
The epic story of the complex, sensual, tragic, and remarkable life of a legendary Puerto Rican madam
Born into poverty and then abandoned by her mother, Isabel "La Negra" Luberza blossoms into a supremely sensual young woman. Obsessed with attaining aristocratic status—armed with incredible physical presence, indomitable ambition, and keen intelligence—she meets Fernando FornarÍs, the man who will forever change her life. With a parcel of land given to her by her rich, white married lover, Isabel transforms herself into a hard-edged and merciless businesswoman—abandoning her own newborn son to become Puerto Rico's most feared and respected madam, a collector of society's secrets, a queen of the notorious brothel that emerges as the island's true political and economic heart.
Set against the rich backdrop of the Caribbean and the United States during the tumultuous years of World War II, Mayra Santos-Febres's Our Lady of the Night is a breathtaking novel of passion, power, and the devastating price of achieving everything one wishes for.
About the Author
Mayra Santos-Febres has won many prizes for her stories and was recently awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and long-listed for the prestigious IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She lives in Puerto Rico.
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Very difficult to follow along with the plot, Jan 12 2012
By Miriam Garcia - Published on Amazon.com
I would truly not recommend this book to anyone unless you enjoy re-reading constantly in an effort to find out what is going on. Even my college professor who has a Phd admitted having to flip back and forth to fully understand the events. There are many flashbacks and eventually you lose track of what is going on in the present and what is not.
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A must read!, Dec 17 2010
By lost9022 - Published on Amazon.com
I have been searching for literature based on Spanish/Caribbean themes and I found this gem of a book. Whether you choose to read it in English or Spanish I believe you will simply enjoy it! So if you want to curl up with a good book, this book should be on your short list of must reads.
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