Eva Luna

Eva Luna is the main character in the book and the majority of the novel is told from her standpoint. Born to a servant, without a father, Eva lives a relatively normal life, filled with love, until her mother dies when she is six years old. Eva is raised from that point by her madrina, or godmother, the cook at the estate where Eva's mother Consuelo worked. When Professor Jones, their employer, dies, madrina is forced to find another place of employment for Eva, even though she is only seven. Eva finds happiness with the employer because it is here she meets Elvira, a kindly woman who looks on Eva as a granddaughter. However, there are troubles between Eva and her patrona, a spinster who employees her. After a conflict with the woman Eva flees, and meets Huberto Naranjo, a young boy who will have a profound...