Conquistadora

By Esmeralda Santiago. Publisher: Knopf

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Santiago’s extraordinary historical novel, set in nineteenth-century Puerto Rico and featuring a strong-willed woman determined to escape her boring upper-class future, is full of emotion and tropical sensuality. A book-group must.

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ISBN:

9780307268327

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Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books

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The Adult Books editors have selected the following titles as representative of the year’s outstanding books for public-library collections. Our scope has been intentionally broad, and we have attempted to find books that combine literary, intellectual, and aesthetic excellence with popular appeal.
2011 - Selection(s)