The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0446541109 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Thought-provoking Novel" according to Julie Peterson. I have to admit that I have been procrastinating the writing of my review for THE DISAPPEARANCE OF IRENE DOS SANTOS by Margaret Mascarenhas. It was, without a doubt, a beautiful novel that I really enjoyed reading; however, I'm a little intimidated to be writing my thoughts down. I found the story to be quite interesting and the writing was fabulous, but I have a feeling that some of the nuances were lost on me. That's not to say that I didn't understand the book (or at least I think I did) but I'm not sure that I fully appreciate the blend of myth, dreams and reality that occur in some South American literature.Th. "Family saga full of symbolism" according to BermudaOnion. Irene Dos Santos is the new girl in school and Lily has been assigned to show her around. The girls come from very different backgrounds. Irene's family is wealthy and she is given lots of freedom by her stepfather and gunrunning mother. Her mother is rarely home and she doesn't have much of a family life. Lily comes from a family that is closer to being middle class, leads a structured family life and is close to her mother. Despite their differences, the girls become best friends.Irene is not the best influence on Lily and teaches her to French kiss when the girls are thirteen. When one of her teachers tells Lily. Woah: what just happened?! This book blew me away. Between the ideal structure--nine sections centered around different characters to symbolize the nine Novenas for Maria Lionza--and the mind-bogglingly intense weaving of characters into one another's lives, this story had it all. While I actually had to make a character web to follow along, each little revelation of the relationships between the characters--hidden or otherwise, in reality or the dream world, in the present day or long ago, loving or vengeful--was a shock.As unlikely as it is that virtually every character of this large cast was connected in some way, that's one of the enchanting aspects of this st
She is the author of Skin, published by Penguin India in 2001, also published in French translation by Mercure de France in 2002, and in Portuguese translation by Editora Replicacao in 2006. For more information please visit mmascgoaipod/ . An American citizen of Goan origin who grew up in Venezuela, she cur
Together, through their nine nights of prayer, each offers a story to entertain Lily and her baby. Believed to have drowned while on holiday with her best friend, Lily Martinez, her body was never found. Now, years later, she appears ghostlike in Lily's dreams, prompting a quest for the truth behind her disappearance. Mysteriously, Lily, eight-months pregnant with her first child, slips and falls on the same day that the statue of Maria Lionza, Patron Saint of their Venezuelan town, cracks in two. Irene dos Santos disappeared at age 15. C
Charismatic and rebellious, teenage Irene Dos Santos goes missing while on vacation with her best friend, Lily Martinez, and her parents; she's introduced through Lily's meandering memories, which seem at first like a convenient exposition dump. All rights reserved. Other recurring themes tying together disparate plot strands: an underground political struggle, the legend of unofficial saint Maria Lionza, telenovela screenwriting and the act of storytelling (a Martinez family obsession). Indeed, the conclusion is like the final piece of an intricate puzzle. (June)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . From Publishers Weekly In her second novel, Masc