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Daughters Of The Stone (2009)

by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0312539266 (ISBN13: 9780312539269)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Thomas Dunne Books

review 1: From slave days in Puerto Rico through 5 generations of daughters which end in New York, we visit each daughters story. I found the 1st two which take place in Puerto Rico interesting because their struggles were so much greater. Fela's story is one of slavery and love and getting out of both. Mati's story is of healer and craftswoman making her way as a free woman. Then we get to Concha who rejects her past and Elena who gets different struggles in New York City. Carisa returns to her historical roots. Although each turns to a stone for help and luck- that magical part of the story seems a little contrived.
review 2: A beautifully written book I literally couldn't put down once I started it. It draws you in from the start and refuses to let go. The book is... more a series of tales spun in the African griot storyteller tradition, each focusing on the successive generations of the women in a family of black Puerto Ricans over the generations from the first woman brought over from Africa on a slave ship through plantation life during the Spanish colonial period, the American experience and on to America itself, only to return to Puerto Rico again and from there back to the land of origin. Each generation keeps and passes on to the next generation a sacred stone brought by the original African woman. Each woman draws her own special attributes from the power of the stone as she experiences the trials and tribulations peculiar to her time. One of the most enjoyable books I've read in a very long time with a uniquely original voice. less

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