This is a coming-of-age story, based on a recent shocking chapter of Argentine history, about a young woman who makes a devastating discovery about her origins with the help of an enigmatic house guest. Perla Correa grew up a privileged only child in Buenos Aires, with a cold, polished mother and a straitlaced naval officer father, whose profession. She learned early on not to disclose in a country still reeling from the abuses perpetrated by the deposed military dictatorship. Perla understands that her parents were on the wrong side of the conflict, but her love for her papa is unconditional. Yet when Perla is startled by an uninvited visitor, she begins a journey that will force her to confront the unease she has suppressed all her life, and to make a wrenching decision about who she is, and who she will become.

About the Author
Carolina de Robertis's debut novel, The Invisible Mountain, was an international bestseller, translated into fifteen languages, and was an O (The Oprah Magazine) 2009 Terrific Read, a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, and the recipient of the 2010 Rhegium Julii Debut Prize. Carolina de Robertis lives in the United States.

Reviews
'De Robertis skillfully weaves a lyrical voice around her characters that treats victims, perpetrators, and bystanders with the same care and honesty. The result is a powerfully humanizing effort that examines a nation struggling with a very dark, recent past.' - Library Journal 'De Robertis is unflinching in her depictions of the torments inflicted by the junta, but she comforts us, too, with beautiful sustained metaphors of water and light, connection and renewal.'



Book Information
ISBN 9781908323217
Author Carolina De Robertis
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Haus Publishing
Publisher Haus Publishing
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm