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A young woman named Perlita (Perla) leads a charmed life. Her parents are wealthy and her father is an officer in the Argentine military. What she doesn't know won't be a problem or will it? She falls in love with a man whose passion is writing about the thousands who disappeared in Argentina's bleakest recorded moment who asks if she could have been a child of disappeared parents. "Of course not!" she replies testily but in a small part of her brain a question has been planted.
Yes, Perlita was born in the period when 30,000 people disappeared and five hundred babies were torn from their mother's arms for adoption. She comes home one day to find a watery man in her home. He must be a ghost but she cannot ignore him. He was one of the disappeared and he tells her some of his story, tells her about his wife, their love for each other and of the child they were expecting.
The ending is predictable but charming. The tale is graphic in some parts but those scenes are told with detachment that make one feel as if one were watching a silent movie. I enjoyed this read and if you are interested in a portion of history that could happen anywhere I recommend this read for you.
Yes, Perlita was born in the period when 30,000 people disappeared and five hundred babies were torn from their mother's arms for adoption. She comes home one day to find a watery man in her home. He must be a ghost but she cannot ignore him. He was one of the disappeared and he tells her some of his story, tells her about his wife, their love for each other and of the child they were expecting.
The ending is predictable but charming. The tale is graphic in some parts but those scenes are told with detachment that make one feel as if one were watching a silent movie. I enjoyed this read and if you are interested in a portion of history that could happen anywhere I recommend this read for you.
