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La Hija Del Hereje (2011)

by Vanitha Sankaran(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

8466643818 (ISBN13: 9788466643818)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Ediciones B

review 1: Loved, loved, loved this book. Set in France in the mid-1300s, amidst the Inquisition. The papermaker's daughter Auda is born under shocking circumstances that forever mark her. Despite the impediments of her birth, being female in a time when women are raised for the sole purpose of becoming wives and mothers, and living during a period of frightful fear mongering by and amongst religious groups, Auda steadfastly follows her own intellect, her own calling, and her own heart no matter what the personal cost.This author is someone we should all watch out for to give us more great writing. That is unless she decides to cure cancer, or discover lifeforms on other planets, or solve the problems of global warming. Sankaran appears to be a most amazing pe... morerson.
review 2: I feel torn over this book. On one hand, it has flaws, some serious ones. The ending, in particular, fell apart for me. On the other hand, I appreciated the detail in the setting, the practice of paper-making, and that the author put some thought into the characters' back story. I especially appreciated that the author took the time to do enough research on albinism to make her character's genetic condition mostly accurate and realistic. She also used the condition as a plot device without stooping to stereotyping or casting her character as some magical mutant or demon-possessed assassin. Brava, Ms. Sankaran. You are among the few to manage that..or to even bother to try. less

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