Place Where the Sea Remembers - by Sandra Benitez (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In a finely wrought portrait of life in a small Mexican village, Sandra Benitez introduces a beguiling cast of characters and reveals how each is irrevocably affected by the birth of a child and the tragedy that follows. "Profound in its simplicity and rhythm . . . a quietly stunning work".--The Washington Post.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Finalist for the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> book award and winner of the Minnesota Book Award, <i>A Place Where the Sea Remembers </i>is a timeless classic, a mesmerizing world filled with love, betrayal, tragedy, and hope.</b> <p/>This rich and bewitching story is a bittersweet portrait of the people in Santiago, a Mexican village by the sea. Chayo, the flower seller, and her husband Candelario, the salad maker, are finally blessed with the child they thought they would never have. Their cause for happiness, however, triggers a chain of events that impact the lives of everyone in their world. <p/>The hopes, triumphs, failures, and shortcomings of the novel's enchanting array of characters create a graceful picture of life that is both a universal portrait and an insider's look at life in Latin America.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Profound in its simplicity and rhythm . . . a quietly stunning work that leaves soft tracks in the heart."<br> <b>--Cristina García, <i>The Washington Post Book World</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Sandra Benítez is the author of <i>A Place Where the Sea Remembers </i>and the winner of the 1998 American Book Award, <i>Bitter Grounds. </i>
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