Fiction

Amoraga, Carmen. Para que nada se pierda. 1998. 251p. Algaida. (84-7647-694-9)
Carmen, the daughter of an unwed mother, and raised by a Venezuelan prostitute, goes in search of her father, whose identity is kept a guarded secret by her mother.

Chacón, Dulce. Blanca vuela mañana. 1997. 156p. Plaza y Janés. (84-01-38562-8)
One in a trilogy of novels, this story is about the kind of love which survives death, and the different ways to confront the difficult separation from a loved one.

Easley, Marina. Viejas postales de Miami. 1998. 153p. Ediciones Universal. (0-89729-859-4)
This novel tells of the city of Miami in past decades. We read of its politics, "santería" and the way of life. Easley also relates the balance which is struck between the Cubans, other Latin-Americans and the North Americans.

Freixas, Laura. Último domingo en Londres. 1997. 197p. Plaza y Janés. (84-01-38559-8)
The story of three young people and what transpires during a crucial year in their lives. This novel written with intelligence, poetic sense and humor offers a moral lesson.

Furió, María José. La mentira. 1997. 165p. Mondadori. (84-397-0182-9)
This novel visits the stages of adolescence; the years that follow childhood which some are determined to forget.

García Morales, Adelaida. La Señorita Medina. 1997. 158p. Plaza y Janés. (84-01-38575-x)
In this new psychological thriller, a strange and mysterious woman holds the key to the secret for which Silvia is searching.

García Serrano,Yolanda. Amor de hombre. 1997. 196p. Olalla. (84-88876-78-5)
Based on the movie with the same name, this is the story of a Spanish woman who is employed and surrounded in her life by homosexual men. In a delicate manner, along with love and tenderness she helps us to know their world of love.

Garro, Elena. Un corazón en un bote de basura. 1996. 84p. Joaquín Mortiz. (968-27-0672-6)
From the recently deceased author and former wife of Octavio Paz, comes the story of Ursula, a woman who does not cease in looking for a place for her love and is caught up among three men, besides her husband.

Ibarra, Julia. Todas adorábamos el negro. 1997. 142p.
Diverse narrations of different dimensions make up this novel. It focuses on the relationship between various women and explores issues of egotism, solidarity, hopes, ambitions, frustrations and memories.

Martín Gaite, Carmen. Dos cuentos maravillosos. 1997. 163p. Siruela. (84-7844-348-7)
The stories are called marvelous because of the quality of the author's writing, and the fantasy component. They recount the adventures of two girls who are very similar in character, but have very different destinies in life.

Montero, Mayra. Como un mensajero tuyo. 1998. 189p. Tusquets. (84-8310-056-8)
Only one woman knew what happened to the great Caruso, the legendary tenor, after a bomb exploded in Havana's National Theater. In this work of fiction Aida jealously keeps the secret until 1952, when she tells her daughter, who now shares the story with us.

Montero, Rosa. Amantes y enemigos: cuentos de parejas. 1998. 276p. Alfaguara. (84-204-8253-6)
This work contains stories full of melancholy and humor, all dealing with couples falling in and out of love.

Morea, Josefina. Violetas a destiempo. 1998. 221p. Atlántida. (950-08-1922-8)
In the guise of a romantic novel, the story demonstrates the drama of the human condition; debates between the essential and the imposed; between boldness and frustration.

Muñiz-Huberman, Angelina. Las confidentes. 1997. 161p. Tusquets. (968-7723-23-8)
Two close friends come together to share dark and magical stories.

Obligado, Clara. Si un hombre vivo te hace llorar. 1998. 181p. Planeta. (84-08-02506-6)
A hypnotic and sensual novel full of love, tenderness, hatred and desire where adolescent dreams and confessions survive in a world that has turned its back on reality.

Ortiz, Lourdes. Fátima de los naufragios. 1998. 151p. Planeta. (84-08-02545-7)
Six short stories of land and sea which are united by a common denominator: the distressed loneliness of its protagonists who have lost their way in search of paradise.

Puértolas, Soledad. Una vida inesperada. 1997. 318p. Anagrama. (84-339-1056-6)
The story of a woman who in spite of fear and pain, attempts to plunge herself into life.

Rossetti, Ana. Plumas de España. 1997. 236p. Seix Barral. (84-322-3137-1)
A picaresque novel about the world of show business and the lives of the eccentric people in it, particularly artists and gays.

Rubio, Fanny. El dios dormido. 1998. 312p. Alfaguara, (84-204-8527-6)
A historical and allegorical novel which relates the holy to the erotic. The story follows a lonely woman through her days of mourning which occur after the violent loss of a loved one.

Sánchez Erades, Victoria. Ofelia busca al Doctor Freud. 1997. 97p. Ninfa. (84-89664-29-3)
This collection of brief stories demonstrates the feminine sensibility. With a psychological slant, it touches on themes of everyday life, including friendship, loneliness, love, art and death.

Serrano, Marcela. El albergue de las mujeres tristes. 1998. 393p. Alfaguara. (968-19-0401-X)
Floreana, a young and attractive historian arrives at the island of Chiloe, located south of Chile. It is here where women go to cure their common pain: the heartbreak caused by men.

Valdés, Zoé, Traficantes de belleza. 1998. 236p. Planeta. (94-08-02544-9)
A new novel by the Cuban Valdés, one of the most popular female writers of the moment. In this, her seventh novel, all the characters are obsessed with beauty.

Non Fiction

Agosín, Marjorie. Las chicas desobedientes. 1997. 62p. Torremozas. (84-7839-193-2)
A charming selection of poems by this Chilean-American writer.

Chamorro, Violeta. Sueños del corazón: Memorias. 1997. 399p. Acento. (84-483-0242-7)
The autobiography of an exceptional woman: a respected politician and a former president of Nicaragua.

Delgado, Jane L. Salud!: guía integral para la mujer Latina: cuerpo, mente y espíritu. 1997. 419p. HarperLibros. (0-06-095261-X)
A Latina's guide to total health: body, mind and spirit.

Loaeza, Guadalupe. Mujeres maravillosas. 1997. 239p. Océano. (970-651-035-4)
An interesting collection of short biographies of outstanding 20th century women.

Menchú, Rigoberta. Rigoberta: la nieta de los mayas. 1998. 348p. Aguilar. (84-03-59526-3)
The latest autobiography from the 1992 Nobel Peace prizewinner, who has dedicated herself to the cause of human rights for the people of Guatemala.

Nogales, Ana. Amor, intimidad y sexo: una guía para la pareja latina. 1998. 286p. Broadway. (0-76790-120-7)
A practical self-help guide for Latino couples.

Novas, Himilce y Rosemary Silva. La buena mesa: la auténtica cocina Latinoamericana en los Estados Unidos. 1997. 343p. Knopf. (0-679-44803-9)
A delightful cookbook which presents a great variety of authentic recipes for Latin-American dishes and shows how they are prepared in the United States today.

Poniatowska, Elena. Octavio Paz: Las palabras del árbol. 1998. 321p. Plaza y Janés. (0-553-06085-6)
A lively and affectionate portrait of the man who was one of Mexico's most important writers and a fundamental voice in Spanish literature. Written by his friend Elena Poniatowska, this biography familiarizes us with a true literary genius.

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