Blogs in March 2020

The Composition 4th March 2020

In a village in Chile, Pedro and Daniel are two typical nine-year-old boys. Up until Daniel’s father gets arrested, their biggest worry had been how to improve their soccer skills. Now, they are thrust into a situation where they...

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Eva Luna 4th March 2020

Though her 1987 novel Eva Luna is set in an unnamed Latin American country, Allende says it was inspired by her time living in Venezuela, and her friendship with a young artist named Elsa Morales ‘My name is Eva,...

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Of Love and Shadows 4th March 2020

Irene Beltrán is a force to be reckoned with. As a magazine journalist – an unusual profession for a woman with her privileged upbringing – she is constantly challenging the oppressive regime. Her investigative partner is photographer Francisco Leal,...

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The House of Deep Water 4th March 2020

River Bend, Michigan, is the kind of small town most can’t imagine leaving, but three women couldn’t wait to escape. When each must return – Linda Williams, never sure what she wants; her mother, Paula, always too sure; and...

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Prodigal 4th March 2020

‘The phone rings, in that short-tempered peremptory way machines have. He almost doesn’t answer; he’s been fending off unwanted offers of insurance, unlimited broadband, crates of discount wine for months now. His name must be on some list somewhere...

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