The Book of Lost Saints, Daniel Jose Older
The Book of Lost Saints, Daniel Jose Older
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The Book of Lost Saints

Author: Daniel Jose Older

Narrator: Sofia Quintero

Unabridged: 13 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/05/2019


Synopsis

An evocative multigenerational Cuban-American family story of revolution, loss, and family bonds. Marisol vanished during the Cuban Revolution, disappearing with hardly a trace. Now, shaped by atrocities long-forgotten, her foul-mouthed spirit visits her nephew, Ramon, in modern day New Jersey. Her hope: That her presence will prompt him to unearth their painful family history. Ramon launches a haphazard investigation into the story of his ancestor, unaware of the forces driving him on his search. Along the way, he falls in love, faces a run-in with a murderous gangster, and uncovers the lives of the lost saints who helped Marisol during her imprisonment. The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel Jose Older is a haunting meditation on family, forgiveness, and the violent struggle to be free.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Olivia on August 30, 2019

The Book of Lost Saints is a mesmerizing book that sucked me deep into the heart of a story that brought forth a world of emotions inside me that I’m still trying to process. Told in a 3rd person omnipresent point of view, this novel follows Ramón as he continually receives messages from a long lost......more

Goodreads review by Nicholas on February 09, 2020

I wanted to read this book after learning it was about a Cuban woman who disappeared during the revolution. My family is Cuban and I had been looking for stories with Cuban protagonists; and I can say, that it did not disappoint (mostly; the sex scenes were little cringey, but that's just me). The m......more

Goodreads review by Eileen on August 28, 2019

4-4.5 stars Wow, what an ending! This was no an easy book to read, partly because it was hard to figure out what was going on at the beginning, and partly because of the subject matter. This book covers the time surrounding the Cuban Revolution and moves towards the present where Ramon is being visit......more

Goodreads review by Didi on November 11, 2019

There are some things which you are likely to encounter in a DJO book. There will be music. There will be complex family stuff (stuff: dynamics, relationships, magical legacies). There will probably be a medical professional. Politics will likely play a part. And a ghost. The Book of Lost Saints has......more

Goodreads review by 2TReads on November 05, 2019

-So if you ever wonder what we, the disappeared, dream of in our darkest hours, know that it is you: those who remain- Marisol. Daniel Jose Older has delivered a story of a family, secrets, revolution, betrayal, survival, loss and love. Marisol vanished in the days following the Cuban revolution; now......more