You Shall Leave Your Land

Renato Cisneros's great-great-grandmother Nicolasa bore seven children by her long-term secret love, who was also her priest, raising them alone in nineteenth century Peru. More than a century later, Renato, the descendent of that clandestine affair, struggles to wring information about his origins out of recalcitrant relatives, whose foibles match the adventures and dalliances of their ancestors. As buried secrets are brought into the light, the story of Nicolasa's progeny unfolds, bound up with key moments in the development of the Republic of Peru since its independence.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Charco Press
Published: 01/31/2023
ISBN: 9781913867300
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/21/2022