The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina, Zoraida Cordova
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina, Zoraida Cordova
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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

Author: Zoraida Córdova

Narrator: Frankie Corzo

Unabridged: 10 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/07/2021


Synopsis

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Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Isabel Allende, and Sarah Addison Allen, a family searches for the truth hidden in their past in this “expertly woven tale of family power, threaded with as much mystery as magic” (V.E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author).

The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers—not for graduations, weddings, or baptisms. But when Orquídea Divina invites them to her funeral and to collect their inheritance, they hope to learn the secrets that she has held onto so tightly their whole lives. Instead, Orquídea is transformed into a ceiba tree, leaving them with more questions than answers.

Seven years later, her gifts have manifested in different ways for Marimar, Rey, and Rhiannon, granting them unexpected blessings and powers. But soon, a hidden figure begins to tear through their family tree, picking them off one by one as it seeks to destroy Orquídea’s line. Determined to save what’s left of their family and uncover the truth behind their inheritance, her descendants travel to Ecuador—to the place where Orquídea buried her secrets and broken promises and never looked back.

Alternating between Orquídea’s past and her descendants’ present, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina is a “spellbinding tale, both timeless and fresh, that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page. Prepare to fall in love” (Kim Liggett, New York Times bestselling author).

About Zoraida Córdova

Zoraida Córdova is the acclaimed author of more than a dozen novels and short stories, including The Fall of Rebel Angels, the Brooklyn Brujas series, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: A Crash of Fate, and The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina. In addition to writing novels, she serves on the board of We Need Diverse Books, is the coeditor of the bestselling anthology Vampires Never Get Old, and is the cohost of the writing podcast Deadline City. She writes romance novels as Zoey Castile. Zoraida was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and calls New York City home. When she’s not working, she’s roaming the world in search of magical stories. For more information, visit her at ZoraidaCordova.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Yun

On the surface, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina should be everything I enjoy. So why couldn't I get into it, no matter how hard I tried? Honestly, I'm still puzzling that one out. Orquídea Montoya knows she is dying, so she calls her descendants back home to bestow upon them their inheritance. But......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer

Finally something gave me same extraordinary literature taste of dreamy magical realism with old time Marguez, Cortaza , Allende vibes! I’m rounding up my 4.5 to 5 blazing family curse, Ecuador roots, ring master, debt, cousins against the world stars! I liked to get lost in the fairy tal-ish chapt......more

yeah, ngl this book is beautiful......more

Goodreads review by Zoraida

I haven't updated my process on this one as much as my other books. Mostly because a lot of this book was spent waiting until I finished working on it. Three-ish years! Now that it's finally going to be out in the world, all I want to say is that it's super personal to me. It's a book that's lived i......more


Quotes

"Corzo matches her dreamy tones to the story’s lush imagery of magical gardens, fantastical circuses, and monsters both human and otherworldly. She deftly handles the dialogue of Orquidea’s sprawling generations of ancestors and descendants, giving them an air of connection while making each character distinct. Corzo also keeps the listener grounded in the story despite the constant shifts in time and place as its short chapters unfold."