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Sofia Robleda, the Author of “Daughter on Fire” has written a unique, creative, complex and intriguing novel. The genres for this novel are Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, and Magical Realism. The author has provided an historical and educational background for Guatemala in the sixteenth century. The author started with an ancestral search for history of the Mayan sacred text with stories. During this time of cultural and political change, the author vividly describes the lore, the land, the people, and the traditions. In beautiful prose, Sofia Robleda also writes in this coming of age novel, the importance of promises, family, friends, and tradition and heritage.
The author describes the dramatic and colorful characters as courageous, bold, complex and complicated. This is also told in terms of good and evil. The female protagonist, Catalina is being raised by her widowed father, Don Alonso, ‘a ruling member of the oppressive Spanish hierarchy in Guatemala.” Catalina is compelled by her mother’s spirit to preserve the documents of her people. Catalina discovers that there are betrayers, oppressors, and loyalty. There are symbolic references. I highly recommend this thought-provoking and magical book.
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