Our lady of the night
a novel
1st Perennial ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Mestre-Reed, Ernesto. - Contributor
Publication
2009 - HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
89,000 words, Guess
Page Count
356 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveourladyofnighta00sant
- ISBN-100061731307
- ISBN-139780061731303
- LibraryThing8959695
- Goodreads6567677
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- Library of Congress Control Number2008032983
- OCLC Control Number243941613
- Better World Books9780061731303
- Open LibraryOL17072861M
Classifications
- DDC863/.64
- LCCPQ7440.S26 N8413 2009
- LCCPQ7440.S26N8413 2009
Description
The epic story of the complex, sensual, tragic, and remarkable life of a legendary Puerto Rican madamBorn into poverty and then abandoned by her mother, Isabel "La Negra" Luberza blossoms into a supremely sensual young woman. Obsessed with attaining aristocratic status—armed with incredible physical presence, indomitable ambition, and keen intelligence—she meets Fernando Fornaris, the man who will forever change her life. With a parcel of land given to her by her rich, white married lover, Isabel transforms herself into a hard-edged and merciless businesswoman—abandoning her own newborn son to become Puerto Rico's most feared and respected madam, a collector of society's secrets, a queen of the notorious brothel that emerges as the island's true political and economic heart.Set against the rich backdrop of the Caribbean and the United States during the tumultuous years of World War II, Mayra Santos-Febres's Our Lady of the Night is a breathtaking novel of passion, power, and the devastating price of achieving everything one wishes for.
Description
"Born into poverty and then abandoned by her mother, Isabel "La Negra" Luberza blossoms into a supremely sensual young woman. Obsessed with attaining aristocratic status - armed with incredible physical presence, indomitable ambition, and keen intelligence - she meets Fernando Fornaris, the man who will forever change her life. With a parcel of land given to her by her rich, white married lover, Isabel transforms herself into a hard-edged and merciless businesswoman - abandoning her own newborn son to become Puerto Rico's most feared and respected madam, a collector of society's secrets, a queen of the notorious brothel that emerges as the island's true political and economic heart." "Set against the rich backdrop of the Caribbean and the United States during the tumultuous years of World War II, Mayra Santos-Febres's Our Lady of the Night is a novel of passion, power, and the devastating price of achieving everything one wishes for."--Jacket.
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