Critical Praise

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

——Miami Herald

"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

"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

"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