The Lost Chronicles of Terra Firma (Secret Weavers Series)

"In this intriguing fictional work, a Nicaraguan writer prepares a novel about the Spanish conquest of her homeland, but from an unusual perspective: that of a woman...six women of the period emerge as a chorus to sing laments about the conquest, each woman representing different stakes in the confrontation between Old World and New. Their stories coalesce into a beautifully conceived, haunting depiction of a cruel time."-Booklist