The Shrine at Altamira (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802136558)

Now available in a Grove paperback edition, The Shrine at Altamira by John L'Heureux has the simple shape and powerful impact of Greek tragedy. When Maria Corazon Alvarez meets Russell Whitaker at a school dance, she sees his blue eyes and solid American name as a ticket out of the ghetto into a better life. They dance, they touch, they tumble into a love so strong and elemental it should last forever. But gradually the balance shifts; he loves her more, she loves him less. When their son is born, Maria gives him all her love and Russell is pushed aside. Wild, obsessed, Russell runs mad and his desperate love becomes a fire that consumes them all.

Author: John L'Heureux
ISBN-10: 0802136559
ISBN-13: 9780802136558
Publisher: Grove Press
Language: English
Published: 08/06/1999
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.60w x 0.74d