Synopses & Reviews
Puerto Rican salsa singer Maria Magdalena Stein is suspended between the drama of her waking hours and the magical encounters of her dream world in this novel of overlapping narratives. But are they dreams or are they real? Exploring who Maria Magdalena Stein really is and how she prioritizes her many realities, this book takes readers from San Juan to Boston to Ancient Judea.
Review
"In Alba Ambert's intricately textured and captivating new novel set amidst the tropical rythyms of salsa, we are presented with a new and startling vision of a very old story." (-Jacob Ross, author, Song for Simone)
About the Author
Alba Ambert is a novelist, essayist, short-story writer, and poet. Her works include The Eighth Continent and Other Stories, A Perfect Silence, and Porque Hay Silencio/Pioneers of U.S. Hispanic Literature.