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Violeta
First published 2022
Violeta del Valle is born during the influenza pandemic into a prosperous South American family whose security collapses in the Great Depression. Exile to a remote rural community changes her understanding of class, work and independence as she builds a business life and navigates an unstable marriage.
Addressed to a loved one at the end of her life, her account spans a century of political upheaval, family loss, feminism and dictatorship. The novel uses one woman’s changing relationships to connect public crises with the gradual creation of personal autonomy.
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