Jos itibaren Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, Oax., Meksika
Why does everything have Oprah's stamp on it these days?! Anyway, not Morrison's best, but still somewhat compelling. The town of Ruby is fissured by ancestral feuds and financial squabbles, not to mention the political ferment of the era, which has managed to pierce the town's pious isolation. In the view of its leading citizens, these troubles call for a scapegoat. And one readily exists: the Convent, an abandoned mansion not far from town--or, more precisely, the four women who occupy it, and whose unattached and unconventional status makes them the perfect targets for patriarchal ire. One July morning, an armed posse sets out from Ruby for a round of ethical cleansing and their focus is on the residents of the Convent. (excerpted from editorial reviews)
It's entertaining but not a book that I'll keep rereading.