Hello everyone.I recently read this book and wanted to relay my opinions as I have come to note that Mrs. Alvarez is widely heralded by the DR1 community.The book describes how Julia and her 3 sisters and parents were forced to flee DR to NYC in 1960 and how the abrupt move to a completely foreign place affected the rest of their lives.Julia brilliantly and beautifully relays most of her story through the eyes of a child.Anyone with a background or interest in psychology will enjoy this book as it is LOADED with clever symbolism.It is definately geared toward a female audience because we are made to feel how a woman was affected by the move from DR but as a male reader,if you can get past that, you will be in for a wonderful read.The last chapter again is full of terrific symbolism and ends with a flurry of emotion as Julia seems to be retrieving scatted bits of memories from various areas in her mind almost like a harddrive thats files are badly in need of a defrag.I got the impression that she was totally spent from tapping into her childhood mind and on the verge of breaking down.I read the last page and wished the book hadnt ended.Thanks to KeithR and Linamia for recomending the book to me.Maybe some of you who have read it can add a few comments.Thanks.
Larry
Larry