num_pages: 407
description: The House on the Lagoon is the story of Isabel Monfort and her husband Quintin Mendizabal--the history of a family whose secrets, conflicts and private mythologies add up to the larger story of a nation: Puerto Rico.
language: English
title: The House on the Lagoon
titlecomplete: The House on the Lagoon
genres: Historical, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Latin American Literature, Latin American, Spanish Literature, Magical Realism, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 1440
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Plume