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Brimming with rich descriptions of a beautiful country.The News From Paraguay evolves from a quirky, elegant tale of an unconventional love affair into a sweeping epic. Fort Worth StarTelegramLily Tucks impressive novel offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of 19th century Paraguay, a largely untouched wilderness where European and American figures mix with the Spanish aristocracy of the capital and the indigenous peoples from the surrounding areas.The year is l854. In Paris, Francisco Solanothe future dictator of Paraguaybegins his courtship of the young, beautiful Irish courtesan Ella Lynch with a poncho, a Paraguayan band, and a horse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to Asuncin and reigns there as his mistress. Isolated and estranged in this new world, she embraces her lovers illfated imperial dreamone fueled by a heedless arrogance that will devastate all of Paraguay.With the urgency of the narrative, rich and intimate detail, and a wealth of skillfully layered characters, The News from Paraguay recalls the epic novels of Gabriel Garca Mrquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.
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