Our Lives are the Rivers

"A compelling story that melds history and biography into the context of a passionate love affair, Our Lives Are the Rivers is a masterful piece of historical fiction." -- San Francisco Chronicle From critically acclaimed author Jaime Manrique comes a breathtaking novel based on the life of one of the most controversial women in the history of the Americas Our Lives Are the Rivers tells the sweeping story of beautiful young freedom fighter Manuela Saenz, and the epic tale of her love affair with liberator Simon Bolívar. A novel of intoxicating love, passion, and adventure, Manrique vividly captures a dynamic continent struggling for its own identity and a woman willing to risk it all for her country--and her lover--in whose legacy lies the history of an entire continent.

About the author

Jaime Manrique is the award-winning author of the memoir Eminent Maricones, and the novels Latin Moon in Manhattan, Twilight at the Equator, and Colombian Gold. A contributor to Salon.com, BOMB, and other publications, he lives in New York City and is an associate professor in the MFA program at Columbia University.

Product details

• Authors: Jaime Manrique, Manrique Jaime
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.02.2007
• EAN: 9780060820718
• ISBN: 978-0-06-082071-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 205 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Women, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Victorian, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION: Political, FICTION: Biographical, FICTION: Feminist, FICTION: Romance / New Adult