![]() ![]() ![]() When they flock back to her home they find out that Orquídea has undergone a drastic change. Over the years her children and grandchildren have left her house in Four Rivers, and many of them have not returned since their departure. The one in the present opens with the formidable matriarch Orquídea Divina Montoya inviting her progeny to her funeral. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina follows a dual timeline. Not only does Córdova’s dazzling storytelling complement the fantastical elements within her story but her prose often brought to mind the language you encounter in fairy tales. ![]() In The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, Zoraida Córdova combines an intergenerational family drama with magical realism, and the end result will certainly appeal to fans of Alice Hoffman and Isabel Allende. Pieces that her descendants would one day try to collect to put her back together. When she left Ecuador for good, she learned how to leave pieces of herself behind. ![]()
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