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Interesting for those who have very little idea about the Texan revolution, although it is a bit incidential. There are some minor mistakes in the Spanish words.
Easy reading This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. This nicely written book is based on the life of a person who actually existed. I like this kind of Time travel books. There is also romance and suspense in it. Wonderful to read!
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Imaginary friends are not real--or are they? A freak accident, a mysterious portrait, and an imaginary friendship take Magda O'Toole on a journey of self-discovery. Her search for answers leads her to Toluca, Mexico, where she meets a handsome Professor, Miguel Villatoro, and encounters the ghostly apparition of a woman long dead. Her desire to reconnect with a childhood friend pulls Magda into the past--it's 1836 and the Texas Revolution gathers momentum. Trapped and unable to return home, she travels with the Mexican Army deep into enemy territory, witnessing the events of the war. With only a tenuous hold on her old life, Magda must find a way to return to Miguel and her own time. As she struggles to survive, Magda learns the true meaning of friendship, love and courage. No library descriptions found. |
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We empathize with them both, but especially with Magda: she has to adjust to life without the amenities that we take for granted today, like indoor plumbing for hot showers, and modern medical treatment for ailments and injuries.
Both women endure the privations of traveling with an army, and they witness many of the horrors of war firsthand, including the infamous execution of some 400 Texan prisoners in March of 1836 under the orders of Santa Anna. It is their attempts to save the doomed prisoners that forms both the heart and the culmination of this book.
Details are convincing and well rendered. Deft touches abound, including many poignant exchanges between the two friends, and a juxtaposition of diary entries with events of life with an army on the move. ( )