The Conquest
The Conquest by Yxta Maya Murray is a reprint edition published by Harper Perennial on December 2, 2003, featuring 320 pages in English. This novel follows Sara Rosario Gonzáles, a restorer of rare books and manuscripts at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, as she delves into a sixteenth-century manuscript about an Aztec princess enslaved by Cortés. As Sara restores the manuscript, she becomes engrossed in the story of the princess, who seeks vengeance for the atrocities committed against her people.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines Sara’s personal struggles with her professional journey, exploring themes of identity and commitment. The book presents Sara’s challenges in her relationship with Karl, her reflections on her mother’s wisdom, and her father’s pragmatic worldview. The Conquest also touches on historical complexities, particularly the manuscript’s origins and the scandal surrounding its publication, as Sara strives to prove that it was authored by the Aztec princess herself.
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Sara Rosario Gonzáles is a restorer of rare books and manuscripts at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. When Sara restores a sixteenth-century manuscript about an Aztec princess enslaved by Cortés and sent to Europe to entertain the pope and Emperor Charles V, she doesn’t realize the power of the tale she’s about to immerse herself into.
The princess, we find, is determined to avenge the slaughter of her people, and Sara is determined to prove that the book, which caused scandal when first published, was written by the Aztec princess herself, and not the European monk reputed to have penned it.
Entwined within Sara’s fascination of the manuscript is Sara’s own life: the frustration over her inability to commit to Karl, the man who has loved her since high school; the haunting wisdom of her departed mother; and the stability of a father who sees the world in a way Sara does not, both pragmatically and unyieldingly.
The Conquest is a beautifully written novel that offers both hope that true love does exist and that history, in all its complexity, is what drives us all toward tomorrow.
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