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On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark
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Book Review…On a Night of a Thousand Stars
by Andrea Yaryura Clark
Santiago Larrea, a Argentine diplomat, is holding court with his wife, Lila, and their daughter, Paloma, at their annual summer polo match and soiree. All seems perfect until an unexpected party guest shakes his usually unflappable demeanor. The woman's cryptic comments spark Paloma’s curiosity about her father’s past.
When the family travels to Buenos Aires Paloma is determined to learn more about his life in the years leading up to the military dictatorship of 1976. With the help of Franco Bonetti, a member of H.I.J.O.S. a group whose members are the children of the “disappeared,” men and women who were forcibly disappeared by the state during Argentina’s “Dirty War”
Paloma's determination unleashes a chain of events that not only leads her to question her family and her identity, but also puts her life in danger.
On a Night of a Thousand Stars was a fascinating story. I've read historical fiction books that were during the Dirty War but I never heard of the disappeared ("desaparecidos") men and women so that was really interesting. There's actually a lot of Argentina's history about that time period offered in this book. But it's not told where we get a bunch of information at one time we learn it as Paloma does. There's dual timelines and point of views: the 1970s is told from Santiago's perspective and the 1990s is told by Paloma. The only thing I wish was different was that I could have connected more with the characters. But other it's Intense and inspiring!
Thank you Grand Central Pub and Andrea Yaryura Clark for sharing this story with me!
by Andrea Yaryura Clark
Santiago Larrea, a Argentine diplomat, is holding court with his wife, Lila, and their daughter, Paloma, at their annual summer polo match and soiree. All seems perfect until an unexpected party guest shakes his usually unflappable demeanor. The woman's cryptic comments spark Paloma’s curiosity about her father’s past.
When the family travels to Buenos Aires Paloma is determined to learn more about his life in the years leading up to the military dictatorship of 1976. With the help of Franco Bonetti, a member of H.I.J.O.S. a group whose members are the children of the “disappeared,” men and women who were forcibly disappeared by the state during Argentina’s “Dirty War”
Paloma's determination unleashes a chain of events that not only leads her to question her family and her identity, but also puts her life in danger.
On a Night of a Thousand Stars was a fascinating story. I've read historical fiction books that were during the Dirty War but I never heard of the disappeared ("desaparecidos") men and women so that was really interesting. There's actually a lot of Argentina's history about that time period offered in this book. But it's not told where we get a bunch of information at one time we learn it as Paloma does. There's dual timelines and point of views: the 1970s is told from Santiago's perspective and the 1990s is told by Paloma. The only thing I wish was different was that I could have connected more with the characters. But other it's Intense and inspiring!
Thank you Grand Central Pub and Andrea Yaryura Clark for sharing this story with me!