The Reckonings of Doña María del Carmen : A Novel
- 1st ed.
- Tegucicalpa Litografía López, S. de R.L. 2004
- 247 pages ; 21 cm
The Reckonings of Doña María del Carmen" (El Alma de Doña María del Carmen). Set in Honduras, the United States, Venezuela and the island of Malta, this novel steers a course through the life of an extraordinary Honduran woman who overcomes the harshness of a deprived childhood, the abuses of a depraved father, being sold into connubial slavery, and a lifetime of psychological abuses to become a mature woman who takes control of her life, grows spiritually and becomes a heroine to her children.