Title: The lost chronicles of Terra Firma
First published: 1997
Description: "A Nicaraguan journalist weaves past and present into a historical novel about the Spanish conquest of Central America from perspective of six women of the period - three Spanish, two Amerindian, and one mestiza - involved in that violent conflict of cultures. Narrator intersperses her own life in the transition from the Sandinistas to the government of Violeta Chamorro with that of her women characters. Skillful feminocentric recreation and a seamless natural translation make a compelling read. First published as La niña blanca y los pájaros sin pies (1992). Afterword by Ann González provides context"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Novela, Historia, Mujeres, Fiction, History, Ficción, New York Times reviewed
Places: Nicaragua
Time periods: Hasta 1838
LC classification: PQ7519.2.A35 N5613 1997