In this witty and enthralling saga of revolutionary South America, Carlos Fuentes explores the period of profound upheaval he calls" the romantic time." His hero, Baltasar Bustos, the son of a wealthy landowner, kidnaps the baby of a prominent judge, replacing it with the black baby of a prostitute. When he catches sight of the baby's mother, though, he falls instatnly in love with her and sets off on an anguished journey to repent his act and win her love.
The Best Mistake
Dostoevsky in Love
On Brassard's Farm
Freedom
Heart of Darkness
The Nautilus Sanction (TimeWars 5)
Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom (Wayside School 4)
Prayer for the Living