num_pages: 352
description: Based on actual events, this sweeping novel tells the life story of a woman who was willing to risk it all for her country and her lover—in whose legacy lies the history of an entire continent.Our Lives Are the Rivers tells the story of beautiful young freedom fighter Manuela Sáenz, and the epic tale of her long love affair with liberator Simón Bolívar. A novel of intoxicating love, passion, and adventure, Jaime Manrique vividly captures a dynamic continent struggling for its own identity.
language: English
title: Our Lives Are the Rivers
titlecomplete: Our Lives Are the Rivers
genres: Spanish Literature, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 307
publisher: Harper Perennial