The Heiress of Water

by Sandra Rodriguez Barron

Book Overview

When young Monica Winters Borrero loses her luminous mother in an accident at sea, she is exiled from the tropical paradise that was her home. Grieving and cut off from a life among El Salvador's elite, Monica and her American father move to Connecticut, vowing never to look back.

Years later, an intriguing stranger, who has endured a terrible loss of his own, enters Monica's life, bearing an unusual request. Monica is propelled back to her...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061142816
• ISBN13: 9780061142819
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A Very Spiritual Story

This is a love story, a bit of a mystery, and a journey of the soul. The opening is a little slow and bumpy but the book picks up momentum as the story unfolds with a plot that is both intricate and satisfying, a little like a good Spanish telenovela (and I mean this in the nicest way!). You just want to keep turning the page, and Barron delivers the surprises. Alma's parallel between the sea and immortality gains lyricism as her metaphor gains depth and detail with the unfolding story, setting this story firmly in the genre of spiritual fiction. The ending is both beautiful and emotional revealing the unusual sophistication of this debut writer. Especially interesting is how the author gets into the mind of a catatonic patient struggling to regain consciousness, adding another dimension to this layered tale. There are many beautiful images, romantic scenes, and emotional explosions in this story. All in all it is very satisfying.

A Must Read!

"The Heiress of Water" is a fabulous book, and I am so happy that it's my first venture into fiction in a very long time! After obsessing on politics, political satire, and biographies for many months, this book provided a fabulous segue into reading about the trials and tribulations of other countries' volatility and unrest. I will read anything that Sandra Rodriguez Barron puts her name to!

An entertaining, beautiful read

Even though I couldn't wait to see what happened next, I kept rereading sentences because I wanted to savor the beauty of Rodriguez Barron's prose.

A Must Read!

What an incredible start for first time novelist Sandra Rodriguez Barron. This book kept me intrigued from beginning to end----I couldn't put it down. Great read for book clubs. Eagerly awaiting Ms. Barron's next novel.

Wow!

Excellent! I could not put the book down. It was engaging, interesting and well written. Definitely one of the best books I have ever read. Memorable. I recommended it to all my friends. Superb choice for book clubs!!