The Washington Post, December 12th, 1999
At a time when it may seem that writing about love has been exhausted, how does a writer approach a love story with a fresh perspective? These four novels, ranging from the perversely comic to the lyrical and sensuous, attempt this daunting task. Dancing Girl Ana Castillo, best known for her novel So Far From God, writes rhapsodically about a love triangle in her lyrical and moving new novel, Peel My Love Like an Onion (Doubleday, $23.95). The narrator, Carmen la Coja ("The Cripple"), a dancer, is torn between her mentor, the dark Agustin, and his nephew, the talented and womanizing Manolo. St...
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