{"product_id":"the-stone-maidens-9781735774763","title":"The Stone Maidens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e An intriguing and heartbreaking dÈbut, this novel covers six decades of personal and political upheaval in twentieth-century Argentina.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For years, the best that young girls from the backwater village of Alta Gracia could hope for was a position in the Big House, home of the immensely powerful and politically influential Goyena family. So, when Señorita Delia Lugghi--enigmatic teacher and devout Perónist -- arrives from Buenos Aires to found a state school in the village, the future of Milagros Riquelme suddenly seems to be full of possibilities. But change rarely does come easily. Inspired by true events, this story charts a life of tragedy, love, and missed opportunity, as Milagros goes from girlhood to old age, all the while being forced to navigate the violent landscape of Argentina in the mid-twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kolovou has written a novel full of grace, humour and loss. In \u003cem\u003eThe Stone Maidens\u003c\/em\u003e the political is personal, the personal is historic, and the storytelling moves with easeÖa beautiful book.\"--Elizabeth Reeder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Starting quietly as a coming of age tale in rural Patagonia, over six decades \u003cem\u003eThe Stone Maidens\u003c\/em\u003e builds towards shocking events in Argentina's Dirty War. It is a mastery of spare--yet sweeping--storytelling. This will remain with you.\"--Anne Pettigrew\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14764629\"\u003eIoulia Kolovou\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackwater Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.09w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735774763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1735774766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackwater Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44526620999917,"sku":"9781735774763","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_adedf45d-8452-41af-8218-0a29b6ff4cb9.jpg?v=1701365376","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-stone-maidens-9781735774763","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}