La hija española
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- Author：Lorena Hughes
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Summary
Perfect for fans of Julia Alvarez and Silvia Moreno-Garcia， this exhilarating novel transports you to the lush tropical landscape of 1920s Ecuador， blending family drama， dangerous mystery， and the real-life history of the coastal town known as the “birthplace of cacao。”
As a child in Spain， Puri always knew her passion for chocolate was inherited from her father。 But it’s not until his death that she learns of something else she’s inherited—a cocoa estate in Vinces， Ecuador， a town nicknamed “París Chiquito。” Eager to claim her birthright and filled with hope for a new life after the devastation of World War I， she and her husband Cristóbal set out across the Atlantic Ocean。 But it soon becomes clear someone is angered by Puri’s claim to the estate…
When a mercenary sent to murder her aboard the ship accidentally kills Cristóbal instead， Puri dons her husband’s clothes and assumes his identity， hoping to stay safe while she searches for the truth of her father’s legacy in Ecuador。 Though freed from the rules that women are expected to follow， Puri confronts other challenges at the estate—newfound siblings， hidden affairs， and her father’s dark secrets。 Then there are the dangers awakened by her attraction to an enigmatic man as she tries to learn the identity of an enemy who is still at large， threatening the future she is determined to claim…
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As a child in Spain， Puri always knew her passion for chocolate was inherited from her father。 But it’s not until his death that she learns of something else she’s inherited—a cocoa estate in Vinces， Ecuador， a town nicknamed “París Chiquito。” Eager to claim her birthright and filled with hope for a new life after the devastation of World War I， she and her husband Cristóbal set out across the Atlantic Ocean。 But it soon becomes clear someone is angered by Puri’s claim to the estate…
When a mercenary sent to murder her aboard the ship accidentally kills Cristóbal instead， Puri dons her husband’s clothes and assumes his identity， hoping to stay safe while she searches for the truth of her father’s legacy in Ecuador。 Though freed from the rules that women are expected to follow， Puri confronts other challenges at the estate—newfound siblings， hidden affairs， and her father’s dark secrets。 Then there are the dangers awakened by her attraction to an enigmatic man as she tries to learn the identity of an enemy who is still at large， threatening the future she is determined to claim…
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Reviews
Blanca Wheeler
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Well written and great story full of surprises that keep your interest。 Thoroughly enjoyed this book！
Mary
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It is an interesting story but the plot was easily guessed， though the ending wasn’t！
Sherriece Hughes
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Couldn’t put it down This was a fast paced page turner from beginning to end。 When Puri’s husband is murdered trying to save her life， she realizes it was not random。 Now she is hell bent on finding out who tried to kill her and was it one of her siblings she knew nothing about？
Sara Silva
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It was captivating all the way through， even until the end。 I definitely recommend to anyone stuck in a reading slump。 I wish I could give it 4。5 stars instead of 4。
Brenda
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Puri is on her way to Equador where her father has a cacao plantation and she is to inherit the largest portion of his estate。 Her father has three other children that she has never met and didn't even know about until recently。 But on the journey over she is attacked by a strange man， and her husband， Cristobal， is killed trying to save her。 Fearing for her life she decides to continue her journey disguised as Cristobal。 As Puri tries to figure out who in this family could have sent someone to Puri is on her way to Equador where her father has a cacao plantation and she is to inherit the largest portion of his estate。 Her father has three other children that she has never met and didn't even know about until recently。 But on the journey over she is attacked by a strange man， and her husband， Cristobal， is killed trying to save her。 Fearing for her life she decides to continue her journey disguised as Cristobal。 As Puri tries to figure out who in this family could have sent someone to kill her she also learns more about her sister， Angelica， and Catalina， and her brother， Alberto。 She also meets the man who runs the plantation， Martin Sabater who tries to trip Puri up as she is pretending to be a man。 The reader learns a lot about 1920's in Equador。 An interesting read。 。。。more
Lore
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"He'd raised two daughters， whom he probably loved more than me， while I'd waited for him to return to Spain for over two decades。 But he was never planning to come back， I now realized。 He made a new life without us， discarding us like an old newspaper。 What an idiot I had been。"Husband and wife sell their entire lives in Spain to go to Ecuador to claim what was left to Puri in her father's will。 On the way there an assassin meant for Puri， ends up killing her husband Cristobal instead。 Knowing "He'd raised two daughters， whom he probably loved more than me， while I'd waited for him to return to Spain for over two decades。 But he was never planning to come back， I now realized。 He made a new life without us， discarding us like an old newspaper。 What an idiot I had been。"Husband and wife sell their entire lives in Spain to go to Ecuador to claim what was left to Puri in her father's will。 On the way there an assassin meant for Puri， ends up killing her husband Cristobal instead。 Knowing the dangers of a woman traveling alone coupled with the fact that someone wants her dead， Puri assumes Cristobal's identity and continues on to her father's cacao plantation。 This is drama， drama， drama and I am so here for it。 。。。more
Sandra O
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I enjoyed it。 It was well written and had a good story line！ The ending was a bit unique with a big wrap up in the Epilogue。 Would have liked it more with another chapter or 2 instead of an epilogue。 Also， there was a bit of modern society issues built into an era set in the 1920's。 I enjoyed it。 It was well written and had a good story line！ The ending was a bit unique with a big wrap up in the Epilogue。 Would have liked it more with another chapter or 2 instead of an epilogue。 Also， there was a bit of modern society issues built into an era set in the 1920's。 。。。more
Laurice Herzog
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An interesting and captivating read - well done！The story flowed quite easily and was mostly believable。 It definitely kept you guessing as to who the culprit was and why they did what they did。 The ending， with the doll， creeped me out a bit。 To me， Elisa gave me the vibes of the girl in “The Ring” and the doll felt， to me， like a voodoo doll with bad mojo。 I could have done without that “peace offering”。 It was just so unsettling to me。 I do， however， look forward to reading the sequel and to An interesting and captivating read - well done！The story flowed quite easily and was mostly believable。 It definitely kept you guessing as to who the culprit was and why they did what they did。 The ending， with the doll， creeped me out a bit。 To me， Elisa gave me the vibes of the girl in “The Ring” and the doll felt， to me， like a voodoo doll with bad mojo。 I could have done without that “peace offering”。 It was just so unsettling to me。 I do， however， look forward to reading the sequel and to follow Puri”s adventures。 。。。more
Judith
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For the love of cacaoAlthough the main storyline of disguise to discover a murderous plot got a bit tedious， the details of the cocoa farming and the family relationships were entertaining。 A light read with some educational aspects。
Rachel
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Read Around the World The Spanish Daughter is a historical mystery set in 1920s Ecuador by Ecuadorian author Lorena Hughes。 The main character is Maria Purificacion deLafont or Puri， who sells her chocolate shop in Seville， Spain to move to Vinces， Ecuador with her husband Cristóbal de Balboa when she learns her father has left her a cacao plantation there。 On the voyage she is attacked by a mysterious stranger and her husband is killed in the struggle。 Fearing for her life， Puri decides to masq Read Around the World The Spanish Daughter is a historical mystery set in 1920s Ecuador by Ecuadorian author Lorena Hughes。 The main character is Maria Purificacion deLafont or Puri， who sells her chocolate shop in Seville， Spain to move to Vinces， Ecuador with her husband Cristóbal de Balboa when she learns her father has left her a cacao plantation there。 On the voyage she is attacked by a mysterious stranger and her husband is killed in the struggle。 Fearing for her life， Puri decides to masquerade as her husband and try to uncover who was responsible for the attempt on her life。 When she arrives at the plantation she discovers her father Don Armand， who had left Spain many years before， has left her with three half siblings。 The beautiful Angélica is very resentful of her Spanish sister and her large inheritance。 Catalina is still unmarried and the locals revere her as a saint。 Alberto， the brother， is becoming a priest。 Lastly there is the handsome Marin Sabater who runs the plantation。 The story is full of intrigue and buried secrets， and draws you into both the mystery and life on a plantation during the cacao boom in the Guayas Basin of Ecuador。 I enjoyed the story and the audio narration by Frankie Corzo and would be happy to read another of Lorena’s books。 。。。more
Abby
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked this book， but honestly had a hard time with believing that anyone thought Purí was actually a man。 It also wrapped up far too quickly， the ending seemed super rushed and there seemed like there were loose ends that didn’t get solved。 Also， does Martin know he has a child？ From what we know about his character， he doesn’t seem like the kind of man to up and leave his child。
Danica
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4。5 🌟What a great story！ So many twists and turns！ The only reason I had to dock it half a star is because， as great of an ending this had， I wished for something else。 Such a good read though！ I totally recommend this book！
Suellen
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Denise Weeks
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I did not find this story believable。 A woman impersonating her husband， wearing a fake beard throughout - not convincing。 The writing was mediocre - short sentences and some language and actions that didn't seem to fit the period the book was set in。 I completed the read only because it was my book club choice。 I did not find this story believable。 A woman impersonating her husband， wearing a fake beard throughout - not convincing。 The writing was mediocre - short sentences and some language and actions that didn't seem to fit the period the book was set in。 I completed the read only because it was my book club choice。 。。。more
Linda Curry
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Historical fiction about the cocoa bean cultivation in Ecuador Enjoyable story with a murder， family secrets， loyalty and betrayal， and a good depiction of the class differences。 It was a little predictable but interesting enough that I finished it。
TJ
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I really enjoyed this story！It’s historical fiction meets murder mystery meets family drama that could rival any telenovela。Each character was well developed and expressive， and all the intertwining chaos between them is quite a read。 Each character has their own secrets to hide， and the author uses this to cast suspicion on each of them as Puri tries to unravel what happened to her husband。 Twists and turns abound in this Ecuadorian chocolate plantation！
Sarah
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I was super into this book from the first page and could not put it down until I finished！ An intriguing mystery in a unique place with interesting characters and mystery。 I really enjoyed it。
Sherry
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I really enjoyed this book。 It was one of those that you cannot put down。
Cathy
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3。5 stars
Sir Ehssan
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I expected a travel or social novel， but it turned out to be a family’s drama only。I didn’t learn anything， just the fact that chocolate was invited in Spain。 The plantation as a main theme of the story remains out of the scope the writing。
Tiffany Boyce
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Loved the book up until the ending。 It felt rushed and forced to tie up all the ends and I hated that Martin and Puri don’t end up together even though she had his son。
Susan Greiner
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I enjoyed this book。 It was about a daughter from Spain whose father moved to Ecuador to become a cacao plantation owner。 While in Ecuador， the father married an Ecuadorian woman and had three children with her， unbeknownst to the Spanish daughter。 Many years later， when the father dies， he leaves the lion's share of his plantation to his Spanish daughter。 She sells everything and she and her husband travel to Ecuador， but en route her husband is killed protecting her from an attacker。 The story I enjoyed this book。 It was about a daughter from Spain whose father moved to Ecuador to become a cacao plantation owner。 While in Ecuador， the father married an Ecuadorian woman and had three children with her， unbeknownst to the Spanish daughter。 Many years later， when the father dies， he leaves the lion's share of his plantation to his Spanish daughter。 She sells everything and she and her husband travel to Ecuador， but en route her husband is killed protecting her from an attacker。 The story really starts when she reaches Ecuador。 She impersonates her husband， meets her Ecuadorian family， and tries to figure out who killed her husband and wanted to kill her。It is a well written murder mystery that is compelling to the end。 I personally had a little trouble suspending disbelief， though， that people in the story couldn't see through her disguise as she impersonated her husband。 It is worth the read though。 Set in the 1920s when cacao was a big crop in Ecuador。 Lots of insight into male and female culture of the time。 。。。more
Sarah
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Good， but not great。 There were interesting parts - the cacao and history of chocolate making （made more so once it’s revealed that it actually WAS a woman at that time period who invented the mill） but I just felt that there were so many competing themes and storylines it was sometimes hard to follow。 Every single character was conflicted and was sometimes hero and sometimes villain， making none truly likeable for me - and leaving me not really caring。 It took me much longer than normal to fini Good， but not great。 There were interesting parts - the cacao and history of chocolate making （made more so once it’s revealed that it actually WAS a woman at that time period who invented the mill） but I just felt that there were so many competing themes and storylines it was sometimes hard to follow。 Every single character was conflicted and was sometimes hero and sometimes villain， making none truly likeable for me - and leaving me not really caring。 It took me much longer than normal to finish the book as I just wasn’t drawn in。 。。。more
Liliana Perez
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Soo GoodHad me in since the beginning of the book。 Soooo good。 It has a little of everything。 As the hopeless romantic person I am， I would have wanted a different ending， but it was still a beautiful ending。
Worm of the Book
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read this for my book club and I really enjoyed it。 I loved getting to know each and every one of the characters， especially the main characters Puri。 It had me wanting more with every chapter I finished。
Rebecca Bryan
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Historical Murder Mystery NovelThis is a blend of genres and was a real page-turner。 I don’t usually read murder mysteries， but am drawn to historical novels， and I enjoyed this book as a lovely escape when my mind needed a rest for busy days。
Beth Spencer
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3。75 stars
Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Schu
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Puri grew up in Spain with her mother， as her father moved to Ecuador to seek his fortune in cacao plants。 Later in life， Puri receives a letter that she is to inherit a portion of her father's estate， so she boards a ship and heads to the other side of the world。 Along her travels with her spouse， they find themselves in grave danger， leaving Puri without a husband and with a mystery。 Who tried to kill her and killed her husband？ Is this related to her inheritance？ Puri dons her husbands' cloth Puri grew up in Spain with her mother， as her father moved to Ecuador to seek his fortune in cacao plants。 Later in life， Puri receives a letter that she is to inherit a portion of her father's estate， so she boards a ship and heads to the other side of the world。 Along her travels with her spouse， they find themselves in grave danger， leaving Puri without a husband and with a mystery。 Who tried to kill her and killed her husband？ Is this related to her inheritance？ Puri dons her husbands' clothing and continues to Ecuador to find justice for Cristóbal。Overall， this was an exciting story with a lot of character development。 I enjoyed the atmosphere in the hot Ecuadorian cacao forests and the interesting characters that Puri meets。My main criticism of the story is the last couple of chapters were at such a quick pace！ There was medium pacing throughout the book， but it felt like the author had to hurry to finish at the conclusion， which was dreadfully noticed。 I would have loved to have read another 50 pages for a slower-paced ending that matched the rest of the book。I recommend The Spanish Daughter to fans of historical fiction。 。。。more
HoboWannaBe
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Twisting mystery between Spain & Ecuador。 Family secrets & an inheritance feud。 What I liked: the author was good at recounting events & reminded the reader of who characters were in a complicated story。 Determined female main character。 Shared basic info of chocolate making & disease that struck coffee plantations。 Story was not drug out- nice length & east read。 What could be better: more realistic info on the workings & running of a cocoa plantation; constant attitude of main character to her Twisting mystery between Spain & Ecuador。 Family secrets & an inheritance feud。 What I liked: the author was good at recounting events & reminded the reader of who characters were in a complicated story。 Determined female main character。 Shared basic info of chocolate making & disease that struck coffee plantations。 Story was not drug out- nice length & east read。 What could be better: more realistic info on the workings & running of a cocoa plantation; constant attitude of main character to her deceased husband- she wavered constantly。 More description of Parisian styled town in Ecuador 。。。more
Kelly
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This book had a lot of buildup and a really predictable ending。 Meh。
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