by Rosario Ferré · Salamandra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478883240
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«La casa de la laguna» is the novel by Rosario Ferré, published by Salamandra in paperback (430 pages, in Spanish).
Isabel Monfort, married to heir Quintín Mendizábal, decides to write a novel about both families, the Monforts and the Mendizábals, to recover an identity that eludes her. The story spans several generations and portrays the history of Puerto Rico, from its Spanish roots to the present, with conflicts of class, race and gender.
The novel was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1995 and is part of the Emecé narrativa collection.
Readers of contemporary fiction and Puerto Rican literature who enjoy family sagas with a historical backdrop.
Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano was a Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist. Her father, Luis A. Ferré, was the third elected Governor of Puerto Rico and the founding father of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico. When her mother, Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano, died in 1970 during her father's term as governor, Rosario fulfilled the duties of First Lady until 1972.
