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File Size: 729 KB
Print Length: 336 pages
Publisher: Kensington (December 29, 2015)
Publication Date: December 29, 2015
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00VQFKHW4
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This was a very interesting read, and definitely a page turner for me. This story has many interests for me, the adoption, something that I have always liked reading about and Guatemala, as I grew up there.Kate Malloy goes to Guatemala to study the water quality of Lake Atitlan, In 1990 on an academic grant, while living in Santiago Atitlan, she befriends a woman from a nearby village and is teaching her English in exchange for local tips on how to do things. The woman has two year old twins, Sofia being one of them, Tragedy strikes while she is there and she witnesses a massacre by the Military of a group of indigenous people, one being her friend with the twins, and hearing a baby cry after the group has been gunned down, she rushes in to grab Sofia, the others, as far as she can tell are all dead and takes off with the baby before anyone can stop her. Making her way for days to Antigua, where she meets some interesting people that end up helping her Illegally adopt Sofia so that she can take her back to the USA and out of harms way. One of those people is Will, a linguist and ex peace corp volunteer, who becomes an important part of her life.I will not give away anymore of the story, but a good part of the book takes place in Guatemala both in the 1990's and in 2003.I hope in this case the author will write a follow up book about this story and its characters as it left me wanting more.
I love books about Guatemala. When this one was recommended by a friend, I was excited to read it. While I liked many aspects, The Center of the World had me more annoyed than excited by the end. Why? I found Kate to be whiny--someone I wouldn't want to talk to in real life. However, for me the book's fatal flaw was one of culture. Important parts of the book are set in Santiago Atitlan--a Tz'utujil town. The author, however, has the people speaking Kaqchikel. You don't have to know much about Lake Atitlan to know that the people of Santiago Atitlan do not speak Kaqchikel. Of course, this is a work of fiction and the author can change facts to fiction as she chooses. However, many of the reviewers talk about how much they learned about Guatemalan people and culture. Well, in this case, people are learning something absolutely wrong. This change did nothing for the story and it cause so much cognitive dissonance that it stripped away much of my enjoyment of the book.
The Center of the World by Jacqueline SheehanReviewed byMark D. WalkerHaving just completed my own memoir, much of which takes place in Guatemala and having all three of our children born there, Jacqueline Sheehan’s novel was a must read. I also wrote about the devastating impact of the violence in the 1990s and its root causes of this sad period in Guatemalan history, which this author introduces in beautiful prose. The story explores the mother-daughter bond which crosses cultures against the backdrop of one of the most violent times of Guatemala’s history,Young Guatemalan adoptee Sofia is grieving the loss of her stepfather, Martin, who provides information after his death that turns everything she thought about her adoption upside down. She confronts her mother, Kate, who is forced to tell the truth, which takes her back to the 1990s (the transition is seamless).Kate explains that she was a graduate student in Guatemala when Sofia’s parents were killed and that she had tried to protect her from the violence. But Sofia is determined to discover the truth from the past, which takes her, along with her mother and grandfather, on a journey back to Guatemala. The author’s background as a psychologist is evident in appreciating the family dynamics. Sophia’s confusion and pain are evident just as Kate’s regret and desire to make things right is heartrending. All of this is complicated by Kate’s encounter with her first love in Guatemala, “Willâ€, who specializes in native languages. Revenge from a fellow American back in the 1990s complicates Kate’s ability to get Sophia safely out of the country. After Kate’s narrow escape from Guatemala, Will pursued his career in Guatemala over the years working with the local Maya communities. When Sophia arrives in Guatemala, she tracks him down during her search for her true identify and looks to him for an explanation of the circumstances that pulled her away from her own Mayan family. While in her former Maya community, Sophia experiences serious culture shock, as everything is so different from her home in the U.S., but her championship level of soccer allows her to connect with all the young people in the community. The story ends with Kate and her true love, Will, leaving a church holding hands after Sophia has popped her head to inquire, “Mom, are you okay?â€The author is a Ph.D, a novelist and essayist. She teaches writing in Guatemala. Her new book, “The Tiger in the House†came out in March of this year. In regards to the reviewer who disputed the fact that the community of Santiago Atitlan, where the initial violence took place, spoke Tz’utujil, not Kaqchikel as stated in the book, I missed this fact, although I worked in Guatemala on and off for over eight years and have visited it all my life with my Guatemalan wife. However, Guatemala has 23 native languages and they do speak Tz’utujil in Santiago, but on the other side of the Lake in Panjalachel, they speak Kaqchikel. It’s complicated. So I’ll give the author a pass and, by the way, the book is fiction, and a real page-turner.
I always love books that teach me something new. I knew nothing about Guatemala, but now, after reading this book, almost believe I have been there. The author's descriptions are vivid...both of the beauty of the land and the people, and of the horrors of war there. I may never get to Guatemala, but I thank the author for sharing her sense of that country with me. From my perspective as a mother I felt the anguish of the main character's need to protect her child in the best way she could, even though that way was flawed. Throughout the book the reader is forced to think, "What would I have done? Would I be brave enough to do this?" And, last, who doesn't love a good love story?
What I loved about reading "The Center of the World" is that I learned things. Jacqueline Sheehan has such a strong voice in this beautiful novel that I found myself in that rare zone when I read. With the revolution in Guatemala as the story's background, I was introduced to the Mayan culture through a gracefully webbed storyline full of surprises. This is only one thing I learned. Another? Love lingers. When Kate disappears from Will's life, I secretly hoped that she would not forget the depth of her feelings for him. Sheehan did not disappoint me. Characters run away, explode, and do the unpredictable. This new novel reads fast but not so fast that we feel faint from exhaustion. It is nice to stay awhile with the characters as they think through their next moves. You'll love this book!
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