<p>Extending the story of the troubled life of Rosa, a character first developed by the author in Longing, this novel describes her difficult relationship with her mother, Eleanor. Rosa's story unfolds as though in a parallel world: dogged by the same obsessions as her mother and resorting to sex and madness as elements of destruction. At the core of their tension is the illicit affair Eleanor has had with her daughter’s husband, Antonio. Both Rosa and Eleanor find the defining focal point in the same man, whose gift for interpreting the longing of others means his own bitter destruction. Narrated in two voices from perspectives of both women, this novel describes both their lives in depth, covering a span of nearly 70 years during which the world around them undergoes enormous change.</p>

Dying Unfinished

Literature & Fiction

Espinosa, Maria

Literary

Wings Press

Longing

An intense psychological novel, this book focuses on a young woman's dependence on her husband and her attempts to forge an independent life for herself. Rosa, a frail, sensitive American Jew living in Paris, marries an alcoholic expatriate from Chile and finds herself trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. Amid a series of fast-moving events-the birth of their daughter, moving to Rosa's parents' home and then to Sausalito, California, and various sexual encounters-this narrative explores Antonio's fears and failures as well as Rosa's implicit trust in him to direct her life. Ultimately, Rosa begins to question her relationship with her husband and her parents.

Set in the late 1950s, this provocative novel follows Adrianne, a Houston native who has recently arrived in Manhattan and wanders the city having indiscriminate sex with strangers. She soon falls in with Alfredo, a Cuban-American artist who coerces her into prostitution in order to support his lifestyle and who treats her with increasing levels of brutality. Adrianne must ultimately rely on reserves of an inner strength to claw her way out of her desperate circumstances. This gripping exploration of a young woman’s search for love and self in the big city is titillating and psychologically haunting in equal measure.

Dark Plums

Genre Fiction

LONGING is a psychological novel focusing on a young woman's dependence on her husband and finally her attempts to forge an independent life for herself and escape their unhealthy relationship. Rosa, a frail, sensitive American Jew living in Paris, marries an alcoholic, expatriate from Chile and finds herself trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. Through the birth of their daughter and reunion with her parents in the U.S., Rosa's implicit trust in Antonio to direct her life begins to wain. But her parents are not the answer either, and Rosa gradually gains confidence in her pursuit of self.

United States

Cayuse Pr

Dark Plums is Maria Espinosa's exploration of a young woman's search for love and self in Manhattan. Set in the late 1950s, Adrianne, a young girl from Texas, wanders the city and has sex indiscriminately with strangers. Her relationship with a Cuban-American artist, Alfredo, leads to further degradation as she agrees to work as a hooker in order to support his work as a painter. His treatment of her becomes increasingly brutal, and her suffering becomes so intense that she breaks down. But she ultimately emerges with the strength to leave him.

Arte Publico Press

<p>LONGING is a psychological novel focusing on a young woman's dependence on her husband and finally her attempts to forge an independent life for herself and escape their unhealthy relationship. Rosa, a frail, sensitive American Jew living in Paris, marries an alcoholic, expatriate from Chile and finds herself trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. Through the birth of their daughter and reunion with her parents in the U.S., Rosa's implicit trust in Antonio to direct her life begins to wain. But her parents are not the answer either, and Rosa gradually gains confidence in her pursuit of self.</p>

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Dying Unfinished

Longing

Dark Plums

Longing

Dark Plums

Longing