![]() ![]() Readers who love Allende will find much to enjoy. When Evelyn arrives with her mysterious cargo, the three embark on a journey as co-conspirators.Īt times it seems the gravity of the plot is a bit lost on Allende and her characters. Predictably, he comes to confront this past and lose confidence in what he thought he knew and in the illusion of being in control. Richard fears what hes done so much that memories would assail him as soon as he stepped outside his routines. Evelyn is less a fully developed character than a quivering vessel who imparts a tale of gang violence, human trafficking and illegal entry into the United States to push Richard and Lucia out of their comfort zones and into each others arms. Lucia is blessed with the stoic character of her people and grows worried when no disaster occurred within a given length of time. But the book shines when she gives voice to the slow burn of mature love.Īllendes work can rely too heavily on stereotypes, substituting culture as a shorthand for character. ![]() Allendes characters lives are marked by tragedy fate seems to have dealt them more than their fair share of darkness. ![]()
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