Perla

Name: Perla
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ISBN: 9780307744173

ISBN-10: 0307744175

ISBN-13: 9780307744173

Edition: N/A

Authors: Caro De Robertis

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A coming-of-age story, based on a recent shocking chapter of Argentine history, about a young woman who makes a devastating discovery about her origins with the help of an enigmatic houseguest. Perla Correa grew up a privileged only child in Buenos Aires, with a cold, polished mother and a straitlaced naval officer father, whose profession she learned early on not to disclose in a country still reeling from the abuses perpetrated by the deposed military dictatorship. Perla understands that her parents were on the wrong side of the conflict, but her love for herpapáis unconditional. But when Perla is startled by an uninvited visitor, she begins a journey that will force her to confront the…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/12/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.14" wide x 7.96" long x 0.53" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Carolina de Robertis was born in Uruguay and knows her subject intimately. She has lived across the world in Europe and the Americas and currently divides her time between the US and Uruguay.