El corazon del Tartaro / The Heart of the Tartar (Spanish Edition) (Narrativa (Punto de Lectura))
The title of this suspenseful book is a play on words used to  mean both "the barbarian's heart" and "the center of hell," and  there are plenty of references to both throughout. Zarza is a  modern editor of medieval books who, waking up one morning to  her usual routine, finds her life suddenly shattered by a phone  call from a man saying, "I found you." Her mysterious past  catches up with her, and she relives it in a desperate fight for  her life over the next 24 hours. The suspense builds almost  unbearably until the final confrontation with her pursuer.  Themes of love, betrayal, fear, forgiveness, condemnation, and  reconciliation mingle with medieval legends and Zarza's murky  childhood memories. Montero, a highly regarded Spanish  journalist and literary author, has published several novels,  including La hija del canibal (The Cannibal's Daughter, Espasa,  1997), for which she received the Premio Planeta de Novela. This  wonderful and engrossing work is highly recommended for all  public and academic libraries and bookstores. Lisa M. Reynolds,  Indianapolis-Marion Cty. P.L., INCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.