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When Vancouver-based artist Tania receives a letter suggesting that her biological father may not be the man she has always known as such, her world turns upside down. As she struggles to understand the implications of this news and delves into her family's complex past, Tania discovers the ...
When Vancouver-based artist Tania receives a letter suggesting that her biological father may not be the man she has always known as such, her world turns upside down. As she struggles to understand the implications of this news and delves into her family's complex past, Tania discovers the ultimate retribution that her life represents. Narrated by Tania's mother, Sol, and her grandmother, Soledad, Retribution spans over seventy years in the life of the Martinez family, from their daily existence before the 1973 military coup to the horror that ensued; their flight to Canada as political refugees, and back to Chile again as Sol joins the underground resistance movement to the dictatorship and looks for the remains of her disappeared husband. Uplifting, forceful and unflinching, Retribution evocatively charts a family's journey of struggle and survival from one home to the next as it pays tribute to the fortitude of mother-daughter-granddaughter relationships, and celebrates the triumph of beauty and dignity over darkness and horror.
Summarize the socio-political and historical developments that serve as the context to the story.
How is the story told (point of view)? Is this effective? What would have been gained or lost if the story had been told from a third-person point of view?
Summarize the plot. How do Chile's socio-historical and political events affect the characters and the development of the story? For a moment, try to imagine the lives of the characters and their passage through life if Salvador Allende had not been el
Very helpful information about Carmen Rodriguez from Wikipedia. See link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Rodr%C3%ADguez
Also, contact the author Carmen Rodriguez. See is very generous and was glad to answer questions. She sent us a list of suggested discussion questions. The author was in India and still made time to Skype with us and answer the book club\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s questions.
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"Retribution - an uplifting novel"by Joanne S. (see profile)12/20/13
RETRIBUTION is an uplifting, challenging, yet emotionally riveting story of three generations of Chilean women. Their lives are torn apart, as is their homeland, and this novel charts their journey of... (read more)
