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Magda's childhood in the 1960s in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay, is one of small pleasures: sitting beneath the poinsettia tree in her yard, meeting her friends by the banks of the Rio de la Plata, and learning the rules that her culture ordains for young women of privilege. But as Magda grows up, her comfortable world becomes frightening in ways that she has never imagined it could. As her government increasingly turns on its own people in both subtle and overt acts of terror, Magda's family and friends come under threat. Sent to the United States for a year of school, Magda realizes how her own passivity has contributed to the fear that now grips her country. The events she experiences after her return to Montevideo give her the courage to join the underground struggle against the government - a fateful decision that draws not only her, but all those around her, into unexpected danger.Product Identifiers
PublisherMilkweed Editions
ISBN-139781571310231
eBay Product ID (ePID)114361711
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Book TitleThe Tree of Red Stars
AuthorTessa Bridal
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1998
GenreHistorical
Number of Pages304 Pages
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Title_AuthorTessa Bridal
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- 01 Sep, 2023
Montevideo at its best and worst
A brilliant story, weaving fact with fiction, to produce a real feel of the time in Montevideo during the revolution in 1960/70sVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
