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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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A Place in the World

A Place in the World

MacKinnon, Cinda Crabbe

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerRomanceLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 0988848309
ISBN13: 9780988848306
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Published: Apr 3 2013
Pages: 342
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.76 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Alicia, a young American expat, marries Colombian Jorge Carvallo and they settle on his family's remote coffee finca (farm) in the Andes. Educated as a biologist, she revels in the surrounding cloud-forest. However, following an idyllic year, calamities strike one after another and their marriage begins to unravel. Jorge leaves as a volcanic eruption nearly destroys the coffee crop and the threat of guerrillas and drug-lords looms; but headstrong Alicia refuses to budge and stays to salvage the coffee. A woman without a country in a man's world, the initially naive Alicia survives by her wit and determination. A passionate affair ensues with Peter, a rugged geologist. She also forms a tight friendship with Carmen, the barefoot woman who has worked for the Carvallo family most of her life. Despite being separated by class and nationality, these two single mothers forge a strong bond. The intricate web of events climaxes when Alicia finds herself in a life-threatening situation, ultimately forcing her to come to terms with herself and the unconventional life she has adopted.

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