Title: The desert and its seed
Description: The Desert and Its Seed opens with a taxi ride to the hospital: Eligia's face is disintegrating from acid thrown by her ex-husband while they signed divorce papers. Mario, her son, tries to wipe the acid from Eligia's face, but his own fingers burn.
Subjects: Violence against, Fiction, Mothers and sons, Women, New York Times reviewed, Romance literature
Places: Buenos Aires (Argentina)
People: Raul Barón Biza (1899-1964)