Paradise
Paradise by Elena Castedo, published by Grove Press in September 1995, is a 328-page work written in English. This book presents an ingenious satire through the eyes of Solita, the nearly ten-year-old daughter of refugees from Franco’s Spain. She is taken from the urban ghetto of Galmeda to the opulent hacienda of El Topaz, which her mother claims will be paradise. However, Solita quickly discovers that beneath the beautiful exterior lies a complex world filled with social intrigue and deception.
Readers will find themselves immersed in Solita’s journey as she navigates the challenges posed by the adults and children around her, all while grappling with the realization that trust is a rare commodity in this glittery environment. The narrative explores themes of social subterfuge and the harsh realities of life, revealing the arrogance and folly present in her new surroundings. With its focus on the contrasts between appearances and reality, Paradise delves into the intricacies of human behavior and relationships within a historical and literary context.
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In this ingenious satire, Solita, the not quite ten-year-old daughter of refugees from Franco’s Spain, is whisked from the urban ghetto of Galmeda to El Topaz, the lush hacienda of a wealthy eccentric, which her mother assures her will be paradise. But behind its beautiful facade, El Topaz is a quagmire of social subterfuge, from its politicking adults to its spiteful children, and Solita finds herself alone in a glittery world where “you couldn’t trust anything. Or anybody. You had to navigate completely on your own.” In Paradise, “Ms. Castedo has brought off, with acid wit, the far from easy task of revealing arrogance, folly, injustice and debauchery through the eyes of an observer who does not know what those qualities are.” (The Atlantic)
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