--- product_id: 15147614 title: "The Ladies of Managua: A Novel" price: "149.35 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/15147614-the-ladies-of-managua-a-novel store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Ladies of Managua: A Novel **Price:** 149.35 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Ladies of Managua: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** 149.35 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/15147614-the-ladies-of-managua-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Ladies of Managua: A Novel [Gage, Eleni N.] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Ladies of Managua: A Novel Review: An Excellent Family Saga - I can't believe how much work this author did to bring us this story. The Ladies of Managua is written in three voices, three generations of women - grandmother, mother, and daughter - all who are trying to find their way in the present, all weighted down by the past. But what a past! The central figure for me is Ninexin, the middle-generation woman (named after an Aztec warrior) who was a guerrilla fighter in the Sandinista army of Nicaragua. Now she's a powerful governmental figure, but also she's just a mother whose relationship with her daughter is possibly damaged beyond repair. This is because, during the war, Ninexin leaves her daughter to be raised by the grandmother. All three must figure out who they are now, who they are in relation to each other, and where love fits in relation to their hard-won sense of self. But beyond this, which I've described badly and made to sound pedestrian, are the settings. From author Gage, who as she said in the afterword married not just a man but his family and his country, we learn about the history and customs of Nicaragua. This by itself was almost worth the read, but also entrancing was the depiction of the life of a privileged young woman (the grandmother) who, in 1951, attends a Catholic girls' school in New Orleans. The descriptions are so rich, I'm amazed at the tenacity and imagination of the author. The only negative about the story was that the introspection of each of the three characters, the internal monologues, went on too long. In my opinion, the book could have been slightly shorter and the pace enhanced in this way. However, it's such an enveloping read, one immerses oneself in it and enjoys the experience, regardless. Having read it on Kindle, I may buy it in paperback just for the pleasure of having it to read at my leisure for years to come. Review: Very good read - The Ladies of Managua was a very good read and offered interesting insight into a time and place that I new little about. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #3,399,017 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,157 in Hispanic American Literature & Fiction #5,437 in Mothers & Children Fiction #13,044 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars (92) | | Dimensions | 5.8 x 1.33 x 8.5 inches | | ISBN-10 | 1250058643 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1250058645 | | Item Weight | 1.02 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 400 pages | | Publication date | May 5, 2015 | | Publisher | St. Martin's Press | ## Images ![The Ladies of Managua: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91iqaQRdc3L.jpg) ![The Ladies of Managua: A Novel - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81GnCPnvt5L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Excellent Family Saga *by L***N on November 17, 2015* I can't believe how much work this author did to bring us this story. The Ladies of Managua is written in three voices, three generations of women - grandmother, mother, and daughter - all who are trying to find their way in the present, all weighted down by the past. But what a past! The central figure for me is Ninexin, the middle-generation woman (named after an Aztec warrior) who was a guerrilla fighter in the Sandinista army of Nicaragua. Now she's a powerful governmental figure, but also she's just a mother whose relationship with her daughter is possibly damaged beyond repair. This is because, during the war, Ninexin leaves her daughter to be raised by the grandmother. All three must figure out who they are now, who they are in relation to each other, and where love fits in relation to their hard-won sense of self. But beyond this, which I've described badly and made to sound pedestrian, are the settings. From author Gage, who as she said in the afterword married not just a man but his family and his country, we learn about the history and customs of Nicaragua. This by itself was almost worth the read, but also entrancing was the depiction of the life of a privileged young woman (the grandmother) who, in 1951, attends a Catholic girls' school in New Orleans. The descriptions are so rich, I'm amazed at the tenacity and imagination of the author. The only negative about the story was that the introspection of each of the three characters, the internal monologues, went on too long. In my opinion, the book could have been slightly shorter and the pace enhanced in this way. However, it's such an enveloping read, one immerses oneself in it and enjoys the experience, regardless. Having read it on Kindle, I may buy it in paperback just for the pleasure of having it to read at my leisure for years to come. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good read *by J***N on July 10, 2015* The Ladies of Managua was a very good read and offered interesting insight into a time and place that I new little about. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Three Stars *by A***R on October 8, 2015* Great story. 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