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Jun 13, 2010
Lisa (Harmonybites)
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This novel is endearing and unique--Not really fantasy although I'm putting it in that GoodReads bookshelf--more literary fiction imbued with magical realism set in on a Mexican ranch near the border in the early 20th century. Tita is denied permission to marry her love Pedro because a family tradition demands as youngest daughter it is her fate and duty never to marry but instead care for her mother until she dies. The cruel Mama Elena then marries off her middle daughter, Rosauro, to Pedro. Ti
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Apr 06, 2011
Kristen
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Magical, passionate, and tragic.
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Sep 21, 2009
Diane
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Apr 08, 2010
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