The Hacienda
Book Feature - The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
HBL Note: Described as Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca, THE HACIENDA by Isabel Cañas is the perfect blend of suspense with cultural identity. Drawing on her own family’s experience, the book explores themes of racism, colorism, classism, and religious intolerance. The story is set in 1823 and follows Beatriz as she arrives at the hacienda owned by her new husband’s family. She soon learns it is haunted and it is making her mad. The author was named a “rising star” by Library Journal, and the book was selected as one of SheRead’s most anticipated novels of the year. You won’t want to miss this one. Scroll down to read more.
Book Feature - The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
Book Feature - The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
From the publisher:
During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost.
But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined.
When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, visions and voices invade Beatriz’s sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo’s sister, Juana, scoffs at Beatriz’s fears—but why does she refuse to enter the house at night? Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark the doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Doña Solórzano?
Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will save her.
Desperate for help, she clings to the young priest, Padre Andrés, as an ally. No ordinary priest, Andrés will have to rely on his skills as a witch to fight off the malevolent presence haunting the hacienda and protect the woman for whom he feels a powerful, forbidden attraction. But even he might not be enough to battle the darkness.
Far from a refuge, San Isidro may be Beatriz’s doom.
Book Feature - The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
