In defiance of the brutal military government that took power in Uruguay in the 1970s, and under which homosexuality is a dangerous transgression, five women miraculously find one another--and, together, an isolated cape that they claim as their own.

Over the next thirty-five years, they travel back and forth from this secret sanctuary, sometimes t...show more

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Maddieholmes
Aug 28, 2023
10/10 stars
Content warning for state-sponsored violence, kidnapping, abuse, sexual violence, murder, homophobia, medical abuse, suicide, and related topics. This was a hard book to read, but it was so breathtaking. The women in this novel are unique, well-defined and dimensional characters. The relationships in this book, love, friendship, parental, feel so real. I would recommend this historical fiction to anyone, particularly someone who wants to read mor...read more

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