Julia Alvarez's Saving The World

There it is. My new book selection by Latina author, Julia Alvarez. In Saving The World, Julia Alvarez tells 2 different stories. The book starts with Alma Huebner, an author who receives a call from a former lover of her husbands. Alma receives some devastating news. Alma is also working on a novel about renowned Spaniard, Francisco Xavier Balmis. who in 1803 undertook to vaccinate the populations of Spain's American colonies against the smallpox under the ruling of the King. This part of the story, which is woven among Alma's story is told through the eyes of Isabel Sendales y Gomez, director of an orphan house. Francisco and Isabel meet when he comes in search of boys to carry the live vaccine overseas. I am on page 40 of the book and am already hooked.

Julia Alvarez has written other books. Most familiar is the movie made "In The Time of the Butterflies" and "How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents", among others. She just recently started her own website. www.juliaalvarez.com

I would love to discuss this book with someone!

FINISHED my book!!!!

Just now, 6:24pm CST, finished In the Woods by Tana French. Overall, I give it a 8-1/2 out of 10. I don't want to give away the ending, so I must say I am a little disappointed. I feel somewhat jipped. The story was good. I cannot say the ending was boring. The last 100 pages totally kept me enthralled and I didn't want to put the book down. That's a good thing. Would I recommend it? Yes, I think if you like mysteries, police stories, you'll like it. The main character was interesting and complex. You'll love and hate some characters which I always like in stories. At the end, I don't know if I liked the main character, but I think that's what made the book good.

Okay, now what to read next. My next post will be the answer!!!