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Book of the Week: Conquistadora
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by Esmeralda Santiago

The genius idea: A Puerto Rican Gone with the Wind

The passage that sets the mood: "The end of her cigar was a beacon, her voice syrupy and languid and full with promises. On the floor below her was a bottle of rum."

For readers who adore: hammocks, corsets, sherry, lace, sugar cane and forbidden love

Spanish word we learned: finca (estate)

Larger message (gulp): The history—and slaves—behind the romance of the early 19th-century sugar trade
 


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