The year is l854. In Paris, Francisco Solano -- the future dictator of Paraguay -- begins his courtship of the young, beautiful Irish courtesan Ella Lynch with a poncho, a Paraguayan band, and ahorse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to Asunción and reigns there as his mistress. Isolated and estranged in this new world, she embraces her lover's ill-fated imperial dream -- one fueled by a heedless arrogance that will devastate all of Paraguay.
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Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (March 17, 2009)
Format: EPUB
File size: 529 KB
Protection: DRM
Language: English
Awards: National Book Award for Fiction 2004 winner