Critical Praise

"[A] smooth and graceful translation....Spellbinding....well worth the trip."

——Miami Herald

"Montero has fashioned a mystery and a love story as incredible as it is compelling....a deathbed trio that would have done Verdi proud."

——Los Angles Times

"Imaginative....a piquant love story caught between the forces of magic and melancholy, a haunting tale all the more plausible for its exotic extravagance."

——Boston Globe

"In this many-layered and mesmerizing tale, Mayra Montero evokes the power of fate--the personal libretto each of us must follow."

——New York Times Book Review