The Threads of the Heart

The Threads of the Heart
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Publisher : Europa Editions
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781609451066
ISBN-13 : 1609451066
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Threads of the Heart by : Carole Martinez

Download or read book The Threads of the Heart written by Carole Martinez and published by Europa Editions. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nineteenth century Spanish seamstress flees her village for Morocco in a novel with “a magical realist aspect . . . An epic sweep and a richness of characterization” (The Independent). They say Frasquita is a healer with occult powers; that perhaps she is even a sorceress. Indeed, she has a remarkable gift, one that has been passed down to the women in her family for generations. From mere rags, she can create gowns and other garments so magnificent, so alive, that they mask any defect or deformity. They bestow a blinding beauty on whoever wears them. But Frasquita’s gift makes others in her small Andalusian village jealous. And when her gambling husband brings misfortune on their family, Frasquita travels across southern Spain and into Africa with her five children in tow. Her exile becomes a quest for a better life, and a way to free her daughters from the fate of her family of sorcerers. “Like the beautiful frescoes of García Márquez, this novel is a marvelous and lyrical fairytale bursting with colorful characters” —La Revue Littéraire Des Copines


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