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Evita and Me Reviewed by Bee Lindy of BookPleasures.com
- By Bee Lindy
- Published July 25, 2022
- Historical Fiction
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Author: Erika
Rummel
Publisher: DX Varos Publishing
ISBN:
978-1955065320
“Only Evita was missing,
and I felt a longing for her ardent temper, her vivacious gestures,
and electric intensity-- a longing beyond adoration. I wanted to be
like her.” – 'Evita and Me,' Erika Rummel.
The story of a young girl,
a beloved historical figure and the pact that bound them forever.
Mona Ford is a young woman living in Toronto with her absentee mother
when she receives the opportunity of a lifetime-- a chance to spend
two weeks in Argentina with a family friend.
Though she is initially reluctant, (she barely even remembers this family friend, Liliana) Mona agrees to go on to the trip, if only to avoid her mother and her new boyfriend for a few weeks.
When she arrives in Buenos Aires, Mona discovers that although she likes the place, she despises Liliana, who seems to be a money-hungry, adulterous flake. But friendship with Liliana does have one benefit-- it is through her that Mona is introduced to Eva Peron, known by the people of Argentina simply as Evita.
Evita is the president's wife, and a political figure who is beloved by the people of her country for her kindness and compassion. Everyday, Evita meets with any of her citizens who requests an audience and helps them as best she can.
Mona adores Evita just as
everyone does, and soon becomes close confidants with the woman who
brings her on a tour of Europe.
However, before the tour can reach
it's end, Mona notices that Evita seems to be losing strength and
that her health seems to be waning.
Also, Evita soon asks Mona to accomplish a secret task-- something that Mona will have to continue to keep secret even after she finds out that the woman has died.
This historical fiction novel is as riveting as it is addictive! I could not put it down and read into the wee hours!
About Erika Rummel
Award winning author, Erika Rummel is the author of more than a dozen non-fiction books and seven novels. Her seventh novel, ‘Evita and Me’ is being published on May 24, 2022.
She won the Random House Creative Writing Award (2011) for a chapter from ‘The Effects of Isolation on the Brain’ and The Colorado Independent Publishers’ Association’ Award for Best Historical Novel, in 2018. She is the recipient of a Getty Fellowship and the Killam Award.
Erika grew up in Vienna, emigrated to Canada and obtained a PhD from the University of Toronto. She taught at Wilfrid Laurier and U of Toronto. She divides her time between Toronto and Los Angeles and has lived in Argentina, Romania, and Bulgaria.