Synopsis In a Latin American country under a military dictatorship, Irene Beltran, an upper-class journalist, and Francisco Leal, the photographer son of a Marxist professor, discover a hideous crime.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1989-06-01 | | Edition Description: | Reissue |
| Size | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Publisher's Note Here is a tale of love and political commitment that centers on the unconventional, naive daughter of a wealthy family and the son of a Spanish exile, with whom she becomes involved. Together, as reporter and photographer, they uncover a hideous crime that puts their love and lives at risk.
Isabel Allende transports us to a Latin American country in the grip of a military dictatorship, where Irene Beltran, an upperclass journalist, and Francisco Leal, a photographer son of a Marxist professor together discover a hideous crime. They also discover how far they dare go in search of the truth in a nation of terror . . . and how very much they risk.
Industry Reviews "Allende skillfully evokes both the terrors of daily life under military rule and the subtler forms of resistance in the hidden corners... and when you've successfully mingled sex and politics with a noble cause, how can you go wrong?"
"Allende's work contains depths of empathy and compassion rarely found in fiction that embraces a political cause... She is a writer of deep conviction, but she knows that in the end it is people, not issues, who matter most." Graeber
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