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Ruth
Jul 29, 2012 rated it it was amazing
One of the most heartbreaking and passionate novels I've ever read! A brutal and beautiful story of a young woman's search for love and identity. ...more
Madeleine
The narrative is really confusing - jumps around between characters and voices and time periods. But once I got past that it's an excellent look at the Dirty War (which I know embarassingly little about) with memorable characters.


The translation is so-so. Who translates "Jose de San Martin" as "Saint Martin"? It's his *name*.

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