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The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos

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Irene dos Santos disappeared at age 15. Believed to have drowned while on holiday with her best friend, Lily Martinez, her body was never found. Now, years later, she appears ghostlike in Lily's dreams, prompting a quest for the truth behind her disappearance. Mysteriously, Lily, eight-months pregnant with her first child, slips and falls on the same day that the statue of Maria Lionza, Patron Saint of their Venezuelan town, cracks in two. Confined to her bed, Lily is surrounded by her family and closest friends, who agree that a Novena to Maria Lionza will guide the baby's spirit safely into the world. ... more

About Author

Margaret Mascarenhas is a consulting editor, columnist and novelist. She is the author of Skin, published by Penguin India in 2001, also published in French translation by Mercure de France in 2002, and in Portuguese translation by Editora Replicacao in 2006. ... more

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9780446541107_154X233
Grand Central Publishing
Category:
FICTION
Format:
TRADE PAPERBACK
Publish Date:
6/19/2009
Price:
$13.99/$15.50
ISBN:
9780446541107
Pages:
384
Size:
5-1/4" x 8"

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