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Daughter of Fire - by Sofia Robleda (Paperback)

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  • For a young woman coming of age in sixteenth-century Guatemala, safeguarding her people's legacy is a dangerous pursuit in a mystical, empowering, and richly imagined historical novel.Catalina de Cerrato is being raised by her widowed father, Don Alonso, in 1551 Guatemala, scarcely thirty years since the Spanish invasion.
  • Author(s): Sofia Robleda
  • 302 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Romance

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For a young woman coming of age in sixteenth-century Guatemala, safeguarding her people's legacy is a dangerous pursuit in a mystical, empowering, and richly imagined historical novel.

Catalina de Cerrato is being raised by her widowed father, Don Alonso, in 1551 Guatemala, scarcely thirty years since the Spanish invasion. A ruling member of the oppressive Spanish hierarchy, Don Alonso holds sway over the newly relegated lower class of Indigenous communities. Fiercely independent, Catalina struggles to honor her father and her late mother, a Maya noblewoman to whom Catalina made a vow that only she can keep: preserve the lost sacred text of the Popol Vuh, the treasured and now forbidden history of the K'iche' people.

Urged on by her mother's spirit voice, and possessing the gift of committing the invaluable stories to memory, Catalina embarks on a secret and transcendent quest to rewrite them. Through ancient pyramids, Spanish villas, and caves of masked devils, she finds an ally in the captivating Juan de Rojas, a lord whose rule was compromised by the invasion. But as their love and trust unfold, and Don Alonso's tyranny escalates, Catalina must confront her conflicted blood heritage--and its secrets--once and for all if she's to follow her dangerous quest to its historic end.



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"Daughter of Fire is a gorgeous, gripping tale of one young woman's struggle to find herself amid the terrors of colonialism and the desperate need to uphold the heritage of her people, bound up in her love for her mother." --Booklist

"Robleda's first novel shows promise and would be a good add to Latine mythology collections. Young adult readers will appreciate the chivalrous romance, and those with an interest in Latin American history will find the cultural perspective refreshing." --Library Journal

"This is a well-researched novel telling of a time period which doesn't often appear in fiction." --Historical Novels Review


Dimensions (Overall): 8.47 Inches (H) x 5.53 Inches (W) x .82 Inches (D)
Weight: .69 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 302
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Romance
Publisher: Amazon Crossing
Theme: Historical, General
Format: Paperback
Author: Sofia Robleda
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 2024
TCIN: 89799750
UPC: 9781662517976
Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-9922
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.82 inches length x 5.53 inches width x 8.47 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.69 pounds
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