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La mujer de los mil secretos

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La historia apasionante de una chica joven que tiene que buscar su destino y sus propios orígenes en las tierras mayas y aztecas.

560 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

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Barbara Wood

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Barbara Wood was born on 30 January 1947 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, UK. Together with her parents and older brother, she immigrated to the United States. She grew up in Southern California and attended Los Angeles Schools. After High School, Barbara attended the University of California at Santa Barbara but left to train as a surgical technician. During this time, Barbara held numerous jobs, before she sold her first novel in 1976. A few years prior, Barbara met her husband George. To date, Barbara has written 22 books, including two under the pen name Kathryn Harvey, these books are quite different from the Barbara Wood's novels and she, her agent and editor agreed that a pen name would serve to indicate the difference. She is an international best selling author with books translated into over 30 languages. The reader is transported to exotic countries that Barbara has meticulously researched to provide her fans with a true sense of the culture and history relevant to each story. At the heart of every book, is a strong, independent woman. Currently, Barbara is busy working on her next story that will, no doubt, showcase an extraordinary heroine in an exciting and intriguing adventure.
When not writing, Barbara often takes time to enjoy the work of other authors, and that of a certain well-known martial artist, whose name is listed among the "Ten things you might not know about Barbara.

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Profile Image for Heidi Marvin.
398 reviews2 followers
October 2, 2016
I'll be honest, I didn't finish this book. I'm 100 pages in and I've reached a point in my life that if a book doesn't captivate me within a few chapters, tapping out. I have a huge "to read" wish list so I don't want to waste time on a book I don't enjoy.
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99 reviews6 followers
July 2, 2011
Simple, easy reading. Not so complex that you can't put it down and walk away, but not so simple that you want to leave the book. Love scene is a bit too descriptive, but short.
I like the main character, Tonina. She is sent on a quest to find a flower, and ends up finding what her heart truly desires, her true destiny. It is set against pre-european arrival in the America's, which for me, is not a very visited history, and so that was unique and intriguing. It seems to be well researched historically.
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218 reviews3 followers
March 7, 2025
✿ LECTURA DE BIBLIOTECA ✿

Yo pensé que este libro iba a ser mi primer cinco estrellas del año y jaja: no.

Tenía TODO para que lo fuera: una temática original (al menos para mí, que nunca había leído algo así), hábitos y costumbres de comportamiento que me llamaban la atención (el cinturón de caracoles, ay), narración bastante fluida, aparición de religiones de los pueblos originarios, la ambientación rica en naturaleza y fauna, el leve carácter místico que envolvía a toda la historia y el viaje que emprendía la protagonista, una aventura donde siempre pasaba algo y los intereses de unos chocaban con los de otros... y más que seguro me he olvidado porque tardé en escribir esta reseña, pero...

UNA MALDITA ESCENA DE ABUSO TENÍA QUE ARRUINAR TODO.

Ok, entiendo por qué se hizo, entiendo qué se buscaba y pueden decirme que era "necesario", pero me pareció tan ruin, bajo y anticlimático el momento en el que sucedió... por lo menos rápidamente se tomó acción, bueno, si podemos decirlo así... pero agh, odié esa escena y la consecuencia que trajo consigo, que parece ser algo que aman hacer las autoras en este tipo de novelas, bue.

Fuera de eso, no tengo nada más que criticarle. No me esperaba que estuviera ubicado en los pueblos y regiones mayas y aztecas. Fue una sorpresa, al igual que un par de plot-twists que tuvo por ahí... muy bueno, no me arrepiento de haberlo leído, pero que manera de arruinar un libro con una escena de violación que sobraba.
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97 reviews85 followers
September 5, 2008
The year is 1323 and this historical novel begins on a small island off of the coast of Cuba called Pearl Island. Tonina is twenty-one years old and lives with her Grandparents, but she is not related to them. When she was a baby she was found floating in a watertight basket by the islanders and has been raised among them. Unfortunately, as much as her foster Grandparents love her they cannot protect her from being ostracised from the rest of the group because of her differences. They are short and dark-skinned, she is tall with golden skin and light hair. She will never find a mate on the island where she is considered ugly. So, in order to encourage her to leave the island, her Grandmother makes up a quest and sends her in search of a mythical healing red flower.


Her journey will take her to mainland Central America and plunge her into the Mayan culture. She meets other travellers and forms friendships and bonds but always remembers her quest. Along with new friends and making some enemies, she travels in the ancient jungles and high mountains of Guatemala and Mexico. She survives many trials but along the way learns about her family and her heritage.


I found the descriptions of Mayan cities and people fascinating. The myths of the cultures of the time, as described in the book, bear a striking resemblance to Christianity. It was interesting to read that an early group of people, before the time of Columbus, had myths including a legendary bearded white man whom they belived would return at the time of their greatest need.


I really enjoyed this book, the first I have read by Barbara Wood. I look forward to reading more of her novels.
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312 reviews10 followers
January 3, 2009
rarewly have i decieded that i can't read past the first 40 pages of a book. This one had a lovely cover, great plot synopsis on the back blurb and was so improbable. The writing just bothered me.

A girl baby found abandoned in a watertight "Moses" basket washes ashore on an island and is raised by the natives, but is always different than the locals, reaches adulthood and is sent back to "the Mainland" which is Guatemala/Yucatan. In two days in the new land, after a shark attack on her canoe, killing all those who accompanied her she has :
found modest clothing
rescued a slave who looks like her and speaks her language
finds shelter in a monkey shrine
finds shelter in a pyramid tomb painted with Quetzalcoatl figures
Discovers a "city" which is what she calls it--THat is when I said enough--
Profile Image for Kristy.
796 reviews41 followers
July 30, 2016
I was pleasantly surprised with this book and I have to thank my Buddy Reads group for introducing me to this book & this author. I went into this book with very little expectation of enjoying it (it just didn't seem that interesting to me when I read the description) but quickly became intrigued by Tonina & her journey. There were so many great characters & I was thoroughly impressed with how the author delved into each ones story to the point where we got to watch them grow. I won't go into the story too much as I would hate to spoil anything, so you should just read it & find out for yourself. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
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41 reviews
November 21, 2017
Ush... Este libro fue de altas y bajas, por momentos me estaba gustando un montón, pero por otros consideré seriamente el dejarlo, pero continué hasta el final.

Me gustó la temática (los mayas), y más porque recientemente había hecho un viaje a Mérida Yucatán, por lo que venía maravillada por saber más de este lugar, así que busqué libros relacionados con los mayas y me topé con esta historia romántica maya y me dije "¡Esto es perfecto para mi!".

La cosa es que definitivamente por momentos se me hizo lentísimo el libro y me aburrí, pero hubo otros momentos en los que no lo podía soltar.

Super ambivalente.
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781 reviews19 followers
May 14, 2016
Dejando de lado que me encantan las obras de Barbara Wood, esta en particular me llenó como ninguna otra de esta autora.

La historia me envolvió desde el inicio, con Tonina viviendo en La Isla, y después el trayecto realizado ella sola, después con Águila Real hasta encontrarse con Kaan. Me emocioné en los últimos capítulos; tal vez porque narra la historia de la fundación de uno de los primeros asentamientos de mi bello país, México

Cuando llegué al punto donde Águila Real se posa en lo alto del cactus, tal como la profecía, la piel se me puso chinita...

Excelente lectura!!!
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2,222 reviews31 followers
August 29, 2019
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Sie ist die beste Perlentaucherin ihres Stammes. Aber Tonina darf nicht auf der tropischen Insel bleiben, die ihre Heimat ist. Allein muss sie auf das Festland, um dort die heilbringende Pflanze zu suchen, die das Leben ihres Großvaters retten kann. Ihr Ziel ist die Hauptstadt des Maya-Reiches. In den legendären Gärten des Herrscherpalastes trifft sie auf den berühmten Wettkämpfer Chac. Unwissentlich wird sie zum Werkzeug einer Intrige, durch die Chac und sie am heiligen Ort Chichen Itza den Opfertod erleiden sollen. Tonina gelingt das Unmögliche: Sie rettet Chacs Leben. Aber damit gerät sie selbst in Gefahr. Als sie aus der Mayastadt flüchtet, weiß sie noch nicht, dass ihr abenteuerlicher Weg sie zum Geheimnis ihrer eigenen Herkunft führen wird…

Einst wurde Tonina in einem Körbchen, mit einem Kelch und Einer Decke aus dem Meer gezogen, um auf einer weit entfernten Insel aufzuwachsen. Als ihr Großvater erkennt, dass sie in Gefahr ist, beschließt er die beste Perlentaucherin seines Stammes wieder dort hin zurück zu schicken, wo sie hergekommen ist. Unter dem Vorwand, dass er eine seltene Pflanze benötigt, um seine Krankheit zu heilen, kann er Tonina davon überzeugen aufzubrechen. Gemeinsam mit weiteren Leuten aus dem Dorf soll die große Überfahrt beginnen, doch einzig Tonina schafft es ans Festland. Dort gelangt das Mädchen in die Hauptstadt des Maya-Reiches, wo sie den talentierten Spieler Chac begegnet. Zwischen den beiden kommt es zu einer zarten Liebe, obwohl Chac bereits verheiratet ist. Als Chac und Tonina jedoch einer Intrige anheim fallen, sollen sie den Opfertod erleiden. Es gelingt Tonina sich und Chac davor zu bewahren. Doch fortan muss sie immer auf der Hut sein, denn der Übeltäter macht sich auf ihre Spur, um sie und Chac leiden zu sehen. Auf ihrer Flucht begegnet Tonina so manchen Menschen, die sie ins Herz schließen, aber auch ihre eigene Vergangenheit wird völlig neu aufgerollt und die Liebe zu Chac wird immer wieder auf eine harte Probe gestellt.

"Das Perlenmädchen" aus der Feder von Barbara Wood ist in meinen Augen ein kleiner Epos. Die Autorin entführt in das Leben und die Sitten der Maya-Kulturen, die so fortschrittlich aber auch so grausam waren. Barbara Wood versteht es Spannungen aufzubauen, immer wieder neue Wendungen mit ins Spiel zu bringen und so detailliert zu schreiben, dass man denkt, dass man direkt mit in der Geschichte ist. Für ihre Geschichte hat sich die Autorin sehr viel Wissen angeeignet und beschreibt dieses detailliert in dem Roman. Der Leser bekommt also nicht nur eine schöne Liebes- beziehungsweise Abenteuergeschichte präsentiert, sondern lernt beim lesen auch noch etwas dazu. So erfahren wir, dass es bei den Maya "in" war, den Kindern die Köpfe abzubinden, um diese in bestimmte Formen zu bringen. Obwohl sie so fortschrittlich waren, verehrten sie ihre Götter und zelebrierten dies sehr blutig. Fußball gab es bereits in einem gewissen Sinne auch schon. Das Spiel wird detailliert beschrieben, denn Chac ist der erste Spieler. Dass er damit aber sein Leben auf's Spiel setzt, das schockiert. Denn der Führer der Mannschaft, die das Spiel verliert wurde zu der damaligen Zeit einfach öffentlich hingerichtet.

Die Geschichte um Tonina beginnt auf der kleinen Insel, wo sie als Perlensucherin lebt. Man erfährt, wie sie zu ihren Großeltern gekommen ist, warum sie das Kind aufgenommen haben und was sie in Tonina sehen. Sie scheint ein recht unbeschwertes Leben zu führen. Doch das ändert sich schlagartig. Tonina auf ihrer Reise zu begleiten ist interessant. Man muss ihren Mut bewundern und ihre Art. Sie scheint immer fröhlich zu sein und bedacht. Nie scheint sie einen Groll zu hegen. Beherzt geht sie an ihre Aufgabe und versucht immer das beste aus ihrer Situation zu machen. Dass das Schicksal es nicht immer gut mit ihr meint ist fast schon frevelhaft und doch lässt sie sich nicht unterkriegen. Man muss sie einfach mögen. Fast ist man schon böse auf Barbara Wood, wenn man liest, was sie mit Tonina so alles anstellt. Sicher ist es zu der damaligen Zeit so krass gewesen, aber so ein bisschen weh tut einem das dann schon.

Was mir an dem Buch nicht so gut gefallen hat war, dass manche Szenen sich so elendig lang gezogen haben und die Autorin wirklich bis in die letzte Ecke ausgeholt hat. Das hat mich dann doch ab und an einnicken lassen. Auch so manche Szene, wenn auch wirklich herzlich gemeint ist mir dann doch zu sehr herbei gezwungen gewesen. So trifft Tonina zufällig auf ihre Mutter, die in einer Höhle lebt und nicht von dort fliehen kann, weil sie nicht schwimmen kann. Dass die gute Frau dort aber schon Ewigkeiten lebt und scheinbar alles hat, was sie braucht schien mir doch recht unlogisch. Auch, dass Tonina immer wieder auffindbar ist, besonders für den Gegenspieler ist in meinen Augen weit her geholt. Wann hätte man wohl besser abtauchen können, als zu jener Zeit?

Empfehlen möchte ich das Buch allen Leserinnen, die eine epische Liebesgeschichte mit viel Drama und geschichtlichem Hintergrund suchen. Mit Barbara Woods "Perlenmädchen" ist man hier bestens beraten. Wer viel Action sucht, sollte hier die Finger davon lassen. In meinen Augen ist das Perlenmädchen wirklich etwas Seichtes für ruhige Momente.

Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 5/5
Logik: 4/5
Emotionen: 4/5
Spannung: 4/5

Gesamt: 4/5

Taschenbuch: 608 Seiten
Verlag: FISCHER Taschenbuch; Auflage: 5 (1. Januar 2010)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3596158842
ISBN-13: 978-3596158843
Originaltitel: ^Woman of a Thousand Secrets
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 12,5 x 3,9 x 19 cm
251 reviews4 followers
December 24, 2024
Not having much knowledge about Central American geography, or history, or the mythology of the peoples native to that region, I can only assume that Barbara Wood has done her research. And if you want an easy-to-read primer on any of those subjects, this would be a great book to read.

If you're looking for really great characters, though, this is probably not the book for you. For the first two-thirds of the book the two main characters go back and forth every few pages between "I can't wait to get away from" and "How can I possibly live without" the other. While the two of them are filled with angst, the third main character is constantly plotting their individual downfalls in the background. I couldn't help but think of him as a Mayan Wile E. Coyote, but I don't think Wood meant him to be so ridiculous.

Still, the story's pretty good. I did want to find out what happened at the end. And I was pleased that Wood opted against wrapping everything with a pretty bow. It's a mostly happy ending, although not entirely, and I was particularly impressed with how she didn't answer every single question, but also didn't leave me with the feeling that there were a lot of loose ends.
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54 reviews
July 8, 2025
"La mujer de los mil secretos” es un libro que me atrapó desde el principio. Su lectura es ágil, fácil de seguir y tan envolvente que no podía dejar de leer.

Tuve la oportunidad de visitar varios templos y sitios mayas en México y Guatemala, y mientras estuve allí, siempre me preguntaba cómo habría sido la vida en esos lugares en su época de esplendor. De alguna manera, este libro logró dar vida a esos escenarios: creó una historia que me permitió viajar nuevamente por esos paisajes, esta vez desde la imaginación.

La trama está muy bien lograda, con varios giros que la hacen aún más entretenida. Me pareció una lectura fascinante, no solo por la historia en sí, sino también por cómo conecta con un mundo que había visto con mis propios ojos
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454 reviews32 followers
November 18, 2021
Mi reseña completa en https://www.instagram.com/p/CWYKQSdFy5f/

🏝Esta es la historia de Tonina, una joven que vive con sus abuelos adoptivos en una isla del Caribe 200 años antes de que llegaran los españoles.

🐬Sin embargo, Tonina no es igual a las demás personas de su pueblo. Ella no sabe de dónde vino ni por qué, sólo conoce que llegó en una canasta empujada por los delfines hasta estas costas.

🌺Con la excusa de encontrar una flor milagrosa, la joven es enviada al territorio maya no solo en busca de su origen sino también de su destino.

🇬🇹Este es mi primer libro de esta autora, muy recomendada por varias cuentas amigas. Me gustó la descripción que hace de la cultura y sitios mayas, desde la vestimenta y comidas hasta la forma de organizarse como sociedad y relacionarse con otros pueblos. Imposible no interesarme siendo que vivo en Guatemala, el corazón de este mundo.
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56 reviews8 followers
June 8, 2017
Una vez más, Barbara Wood no defrauda. Me he enganchado a la historia cosa mala, la verdad. La lectura es muy ágil y entretenida. Es cierto que algunas veces se repite con las descripciones, es la única pega que tengo, que parece que repite varias veces las cosas como si ya las hubiéramos olvidado. Destaco también la lección de historia, que aunque mezclada con ficción en algunos puntos, es bastante exquisita.
94 reviews2 followers
May 12, 2020
Un libro que me eclipsó desde el primer párrafo. La protagonista se enfrenta a tantas adversidades con una entereza admirable. Lleno de aventuras y de intriga pero con el condimento infaltable de una gran historia de amor. Es uno de esos libros que atesoro en mí biblioteca para volver y volver y volver a leer
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22 reviews1 follower
September 16, 2023
I really enjoyed this novel. I am a big fan of Barbara Wood. I have never been disappointed in any of her books. She so thoroughly researches everything. I feel like I’m learning so many things as I go along. I love how she managed to tie this book to her other novel “Daughter of the Sun” (also a great book). Anyone interested in the Mayan and Aztec cultures should give it a read.
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21 reviews
February 13, 2021
Ce n'était pas un coup de cœur mais j'ai trouvé intéressant de découvrir d'anciennes civilisation comme celles des Mayas et des Aztèques. Tonina est une héroïne avec un certain caractère, ça fait du bien 😁.
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201 reviews
May 1, 2021
Read this when I was little, and it definitely stuck in my head enough for me to seek it out and read it again all these years later. Although it's a little "will they, won't they" and lots of dumb luck in the romance department, the setting and world building is fantastic.
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103 reviews
January 25, 2024
Honnêtement une très bonne lecture qui vous importe assez rapidement dans l'intrigue suivante des pages qui déferle sous vos doigts.Emotions diverses assurées dans ce voyage .
Un vrai régal pour ma part que je savais déjà pour avoir déjà lu cet auteur avec sa plume ci délicate et littéraire.
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235 reviews1 follower
March 8, 2020
Entretenido, facil lectura, da mucha informacion sobre los Aztecas i Mayas
15 reviews
May 23, 2021
A nice idea, but a little bit predictable. Like the ending though
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14 reviews
May 29, 2021
-1 simplement parce que j'ai trouvé la fin un peu longue mais l'écriture est excellente
Profile Image for Janet Ramos.
57 reviews
January 17, 2023
Al comienzo un poco lento, pero a medida que se van desarrollando los personajes, encantan!
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6 reviews
May 25, 2025
extraño

Es un libro muy lento de leer,extraño.He leído mucho de esta autora y este es el primero que no me gusta
1 review
July 3, 2025
La fin m'a frustrée
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3 reviews
October 6, 2024
Achtung Spoiler! ‼️

Uff, was für ein Buch! Ich war zuerst skeptisch, da ich dachte, historische Romane wären nicht mein Ding, aber ich wurde positiv überrascht. Das Buch war einfach großartig! Es ist lang, aber jede einzelne Seite war fesselnd. Man lernt so viel über verschiedene Kulturen und Bräuche. Die Charaktere waren ebenfalls faszinierend. Ich habe Tonina absolut geliebt! Anfangs habe ich sie lieber mit Tapferem Adler „geshippt“, aber die Liebesgeschichte zwischen ihr und Chac hat mich vollkommen überzeugt. Einauge war eine interessante Figur—anfangs mochte ich ihn nicht, aber zum Ende hin entwickelt er sich positiv und wird ehrlich und hilfsbereit; ich habe ihn echt liebgewonnen. Ich habe in diesem Buch geweint, gelacht und werde mich für immer an diese schöne und spannende Geschichte erinnern 🫶🏼
25 reviews1 follower
December 13, 2012
I tried to read this book twice this year but could never get past page 50 for some reason. I kept on putting it down and it wasn't until I read The Blessing Stone, also by Barbara Wood, that I decided to give Woman of a Thousand Secrets a good and honest try.

The book follows Tonina, an island girl, who was washed ashore Pearl Island in a basket when she was a baby. She's taken in by an elderly couple named Guama and Huracan who were never able to have children and therefore see Tonina as a blessing from the gods. However, the other inhabitants of Pearl Island see Tonina as bad luck and shun her from their social circles because of her differing characteristics. She is not short, plump and dark skinned and dark haired like the islanders, but rather is tall, slender, pale, and blonde. Guama feels sorry for Tonina and wants her to find her own people but she knows that Tonina would never leave willingly, so she comes up with a story that Huracan is gravely ill and only a red flower that grows far away from Pearl Island will save him. So off goes Tonina but she gets side tracked and finds a young man that is held captive in a cage and she rescues him and they end up traveling together to Mayapan where they meet many new characters. Tonina falls in love, never finds the flower, and finds her mother through out her journey.

I wish I could say that I loved this book like I loved The Blessing Stone but the story was just so unbelievable and grandiose. It read like a story a parent would quickly weave together on the spot for their kid before putting them to bed, so it kind of has all these plot holes and missing pieces. Balam, the Mayan Prince, was a nut and so hell bent on revenge on Tonina and Kaan. He reminded me Prince Zuko, from Avatar, because he never gave up his search on Tonina and Kaan and needed to restore his honor and he also reminded me of the coyote that desperately wants to catch the road runner and comes close but never catches him. It was hilarious to watch Balam fail and fail and become crazier and crazier (but also a bit scary)

The biggest problem I had with the book was how the author didn't even care to mention what had happened to Guama and Huracan and the rest of the inhabitants of Pearl Island. I wanted to know how they were getting along without Toninia and there were a lot of unresolved issues on that island when Tonina left and they were never answered or investigated and it bothers me. Also, I thought there was plenty of room to find Tonina's father as well. At least 50 pages could have been dedicated to finding him but the author went a different route.

All in all, it was a good read but at times seemed a little too saturated with grandiose story telling.








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Author 5 books518 followers
January 13, 2009
Reviewed by Amber Gibson for TeensReadToo.com

WOMAN OF A THOUSAND SECRETS is a saga of one woman's journey in the New World, long before the Conquistadors' time.

Tonina, delivered to Pearl Island as a baby by dolphin spirits, considers Pearl Island her home, though she has always been an outsider. As much as she wishes she could fit in with the Islanders, there has always been something different about her, and the time has come for her to leave Pearl Island and find her own people.

Tonina's adoptive grandparents, Guama and Huracan, devise a scheme to convince Tonina to leave the island. They tell her that Huracan has an awful sickness that can only be cured by a mysterious red flower with magical healing properties. Immediately, Tonina sees it as her duty to find this red flower and bring it back to Pearl Island, curing Huracan, a man who has loved her all her life and given her a home.

While her journey is perilous and Tonina encounters villains and treachery along her way, she also finds friends and companions that she grows to love. From Prince Balám, an embittered ballplayer who has lost everything in life, to One-Eye, an unscrupulous dwarf who ends up falling a little bit in love with the naïve and pure Tonina, every character is memorable and exceptionally developed.

Perhaps most significantly, she meets Kaan, a Mayan ballplayer who is a hero of the games, regarded more highly than a king or holy man. Since Tonina and Kaan first laid eyes on each other, there has been a strange bond between the two. Struggle as they might to fight their feelings for each other, their futures are inexplicably intertwined. Both must fulfill a quest that has been thrust upon them - Tonina to find the ever-elusive red healing flower, and Kaan, to complete a pilgrimage to Teotihuacan to pray for his wife's soul.

Balám proves to be an unworthy adversary for the ever noble Kaan and Tonina, and occasionally the twists and turns in plot bog down the pace of the story as opposed to enhancing the mystery and suspense. However, overall WOMAN OF A THOUSAND SECRETS is a tale of honor worth reading.

In a superstitious world where destiny is determined by the gods and any bad luck is evidence that the gods are unhappy, the Mayans spend the majority of their time appeasing the gods, to ensure a peaceful afterlife. Barbara Wood crafts an extravagant world of love and deceit, mixing history and fantasy to create a story of the same epic proportions as LORD OF THE RINGS.

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