The Lines Between Us

The Lines Between Us
Rebecca D'Harlingue
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Trade Paperback
h216 x 140mm - 376pg
24 Sep 2020 US
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9781631527432
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In 1661 Madrid, Ana is still grieving the loss of her husband when her niece, sixteen-year-old Juliana, suddenly vanishes. Ana frantically searches the girl' s room and comes across a diary. Journeying to southern Spain in the hope of finding her, Ana immerses herself in her niece' s private thoughts. After a futile search in Seville, she comes to Juliana' s final entries, and, discovering the horrifying reason for the girl' s flight, abandons her search. In 1992 Missouri, in her deceased mother' s home, Rachel finds a packet of letters, and a diary written by a woman named Juliana. Rachel' s reserved mother has never mentioned these items, but Rachel recognizes the names Ana and Juliana: her mother uttered them on her deathbed. She soon becomes immersed in Juliana' s diary, which recounts the young woman' s journey to Mexico City and her life in a convent. As she learns the truth about Juliana' s tragic family history, Rachel seeks to understand her connection to the writings-hoping that in finding those answers, she will somehow heal the wounds caused by her mother' s lifelong reticence.
2020 International Book Awards Finalist in Best New Fiction"An ambitious, engaging novel that explores the power of finding personal connection to the past. "-Kirkus Reviews"The Lines Between Us is a heartfelt and intelligent novel about love, family, and the ties that bind us to generations past. "-Michael David Lukas, author of The Last Watchman of Old Cairo"Rebecca D' Harlingue weaves a complex and fascinating tale, ranging from 17th-century elite Madrid, to a Mexican convent, to modern Missouri-a tale of honor and deception, of hidden pain and, eventually, forgiveness. "-Martha Hoffman, author of Raised to Rule: Educating Royalty at the Court of the Spanish Habsburgs, 1601-1634"In The Lines Between Us, D' Harlingue has created a captivating debut novel filled with unique characters, exquisite details, and intriguing family secrets. A diary and letters furtively passed down three hundred years from grandmother to granddaughter transport readers back in time and move them forward as the mysteries are elegantly revealed. This book is about women' s honor, overcoming heartache, and bravery. "-Jill G. Hall, author of The Black Velvet Coat"In her meticulously researched epistolary novel The Lines Between Us, Rebecca D' Harlingue weaves a tale of familial love, brutality, and sacrifice during the seventeenth-century Spanish Inquisition. D' Harlingue' s elegantly crafted, intriguing story spans the Old and New Worlds, exploring the oppression and power of generations of women bound together by a dark family secret-and their modern-day descendant' s quest to uncover the truth about her ancestry. "-Kristen Harnisch, international best-selling author of The Vintner' s Daughter and The California Wife"Well-written and engaging, the tale rings true and affirms women' s strength, desire to be heard, and fierce love of family. "-Linda Stewart Henley, author of Estelle
Rebecca D' Harlingue has done graduate work in Spanish literature, worked as a hospital administrator, and taught English as a Second Language to adults from all over the world. She shares her love of story both with preschoolers at a Head Start program and with the members of the book club she has belonged to for decades. D' Harlingue lives in Oakland, California, with her husband, Arthur, where they are fortunate to frequently spend time with their children and grandchildren.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781631527432
Published: 24 Sep 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: She Writes Press
Publisher: She Writes Press
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 376

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