“Marco had examined every inch of Guayanés Beach, where coconut palms that once grew along the shore in majestic rows lay crisscrossed in the sand like scattered pencils.” MotherhoodLoyaltySelf DiscoveryRebellionHistorical FictionColonialismEvocativePolitical ReformLush LandscapesCultural Pride Book:A Delicate Marriage Source: A Delicate Marriage
“You boys must always remember your roots, everything that makes you Puerto Rican. Don’t ever lose the stain of the plantain,” Isa said.” BetrayalNostalgiaLoyaltyIntimateRebellionLushFamily DynamicsPeriod FictionBallroomsHistorical Puerto Rican Society Book:A Delicate Marriage Source: A Delicate Marriage