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The Modern Latina Book Club’s Thrilling Selection: “The Hacienda” by Isabel Cañas
Discover the captivating debut novel “The Hacienda” by Isabel Cañas, a thrilling mix of historical narrative and spine-tingling horror that promises a perfect read for Halloween. Dive into a world where nightmares come alive within a mysterious estate, as readers are taken on a chilling journey through a captivating and haunting plot. Unravel the intrigue and anticipation surrounding “The Hacienda” as book club members eagerly anticipate delving into the darkness within its pages.
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The Cemetery of Untold Stories: A Novel by Julia Alvarez #ModernLatina Book Club
Thrilled to reveal our upcoming read by the legendary American novelist Julia Alvarez! Join us on 8/5/24 as we dive into her latest luminary novel – a timeless tale that resonates with the essence of classic storytelling. Get ready to immerse in the magic with the Modern Latina Book Club as we read The Cemetery of Untold Stories: A Novel!
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The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende #ModernLatinaBookClub
Join the Modern Latina Book Club as we explore Isabel Allende’s latest book The Wind Knows My Name. The book shares the story of the lives of a Jewish boy escaping Nazi-occupied Europe and a mother and daughter fleeing twenty-first-century El Salvador intersect in this ambitious, intricate novel about war and immigration. In the author’s […]
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Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine #ModernLatinaBookClub
This month the Modern Latina Book Club will read Women of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. You don’t want to miss reading this “dazzling, cinematic, intimate, lyrical” epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West. Synopsis: There is one every generation, a seer who keeps the […]
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What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez #ModernLatinaBookClub
One cold November day in 1996, 13-year-old Ruthy doesn’t come home from track practice after school. Over a decade later, a woman who looks just like Ruthy appears on reality TV show “Cat Fight,” going by the name Ruby. “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” the compelling true-crime-style debut novel by Claire Jimenez follows the Ramirez […]