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One Sunday morning, a band of guerrillas comes to Mariquita and takes all the men away, leaving behind only the priest and a fair-skinned boy disguised as a little girl. Without men, the small Colombian mountain village becomes a sinking wasteland filled with women resigned to food shortages, littered streets, and mourning. But Rosalba viuda de Patino, wife of the former police sergeant, envisions a different future for the town of widows. Declaring herself magistrate, she promises to instill law and order, and restore the failing economy and infrastructure--and proceeds to create a utopia far greater than any revolutionary's imagined ideal society. Deft, rich, and darkly humorous, "Tales from the Town of Widows" marks the arrival of an unforgettable new literary talent.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061140392
ISBN-13
9780061140396
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Tales from the Town of Widows : a Novel
Author
James Canon
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, General, Political, Historical
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
10 oz

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The author spent five years crafting his highly imaginative debut...and the result is this stunning, unique novel., "Enchanting . . . a rollicking and often shocking tale that Cañón tells with charm and bite." -- Washington Post Book World "Prime magic realism à la Márquez, Cortázar and Vargas Llosa, updated with a pop-culture twist." -- Kirkus Reviews A much-loved tradition of Colombian fiction has been gorgeously re-imagined. -- Joan Silber Cañón is a gifted storyteller...Tales from the Town of Widows, is a book of wonders with great political purpose. -- Maureen Howard The characterizations are drawn as compellingly as the storyline itself, which simply gets increasingly delicious as the pages turn. -- Booklist "Get ready for a refreshing dip into the waters of a rich imagination with this debut novel" -- Library Journal "Brilliant...a mesmerizing debut novel." -- Elle The author spent five years crafting his highly imaginative debut...and the result is this stunning, unique novel. -- Pages Magazine, The characterizations are drawn as compellingly as the storyline itself, which simply gets increasingly delicious as the pages turn., Cañón is a gifted storyteller...Tales from the Town of Widows, is a book of wonders with great political purpose., Can is a gifted storyteller...Tales from the Town of Widows, is a book of wonders with great political purpose.
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