Author: María Louisa Bombal
ISBN: 0374531366
Copyright Year: 2008 (first edition by Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Other Comments: I rated this book so low because I felt like this mystery had plot holes and the characters seemed really flat. They didn't seem to change in any extremely significant way. Also, the ending didn't seem to fit. This book deconstructs the romantic fairy tale through Helga and her marriage. This novel is a precursor to magical realism, so it's interesting in that respect. I did think the deconstruction of the romantic fairy tale worked as well.
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