The Shrine at Altamira

Summary

Now available in a Grove paperback edition, The Shrine at Altamira by John L'Heureux has the simple shape and powerful impact of Greek tragedy. When Maria Corazon Alvarez meets Russell Whitaker at a school dance, she sees his blue eyes and solid American name as a ticket out of the ghetto into a better life. They dance, they touch, they tumble into a love so strong and elemental it should last forever. But gradually the balance shifts; he loves her more, she loves him less. When their son is born, Maria gives him all her love and Russell is pushed aside. Wild, obsessed, Russell runs mad and his desperate love becomes a fire that consumes them all.

Product details

• Authors: John L'Heureux, L'Heureux John
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.09.1999
• EAN: 9780802136558
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-3655-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 209 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 311 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; USA, FICTION / Romance / General, FICTION / Classics, Fiction: general & literary, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, HOLIDAY / Valentine's Day, Valentine’s Day / Lovers’ days