The Mourning of Angels [Paperback]

Patricia S. Taylor Edmisten (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corp (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401020925
• ISBN-13: 978-1401020927
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,217,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Patricia served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru. She has written extensively about the relationship between social conditions and democracy and has worked as a UN consultant in Peru and Brazil. Her book "Wild Women with Tender Hearts" won the Peace Corps Writers Award for poetry.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dramatic and sensous debut novel, November 28, 2001

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Marnie Mueller (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

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I read Patricia Edmisten's dramatic and sensous debut novel in the aftermath of the September 11 terroist attacks. Her marvelous evocation of the first days of the Peace Corps provided me with an escape from the sadness of New York City, where I live, as well as a much needed prespective on the savagery of that act...In straightforward, beautifully descriptive prose, subtly impregnated with the political and cultural history of Peru, Edmisten also shows the wonderful gutsiness and tenacity of those early Peace Corps volunteers who plunged gamely into uncharted waters. Some swam, some sank, but all learned of other worlds and experienced hardships they never would have had a glimmer of if they'd not served...Edmisten has written an admirable book and one that superbly fulfills the third goal of the Peace Corps, 'to bring the world home.'" Marnie Mueller, Peace Corps Volunteer, Ecuador 1963-1965, author of Green Fires and the forthcoming, My Mother's Island.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Living and Loving in Peru, July 11, 2002

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Because of its touching love story, this is a fast and easy read. But don't be misled, because there is a lot more to it. The book is packed with history, politics, and culture. The reader is introduced to the diversity of Latin America, where the Indians, the Mestizos, and those of Spanish descent have plaited themselves into a rich and colorful braid. The result is entertaining and informative. I'd like a sequel about Lydia after she's returned to the States.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring story, January 28, 2002

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"I've just finished reading it, and I loved it. It is a very interesting and inspiring story. I followed it very carefully.Es un libro muy informativo, muy entretenido, lleno de vida y esperanza."