Böcker av Sylvia Montgomery Shaw

A novel of love, revenge, and redemption set during three crucial years of the Mexican Revolution (1910-13). When an eccentric Mexican general dies and leaves his entire fortune to Isabel Brentt, the American daughter-in-law he never met, his widow suspects foul play and seeks revenge against the young woman. This is a story of love, the backlash of revenge, and the choices that define us: A young lawyer sets off on a quest to find the truth about the general's death. A bodyguard is ordered to murder the man he is supposed to protect. A ruthless criminal falls in love with a prostitute. A priest is forced to maintain an elaborate lie. An accused patricide seeks redemption through a brotherhood of criminals. Above all, it is Isabel's exploration of the problem of evil and of prayer as a pathway to inner freedom. Sylvia Montgomery Shaw invites readers to follow the continuing romance of Benjamín and Isabel as both seek their freedom against the backdrop of a brutal war and learn the unexpected strength that can come from one's inner will.

In the days following the Mexican Revolution of 1910, Captain Benjamin Nyman Vizcarra -- officer to some, traitor to others -- is convicted of murdering his father, the wealthiest man in Mexico. Imprisoned, he relives the months that led up to the fateful late-night encounter that resulted in his father's death: his affair with, and eventual marriage to, his brother's fiancee; his decision to join the revolution in defiance of his family; the fateful provision in his father's will that unraveled his attempts to build a new life.As he plots escape with a fellow prisoner, one question haunts him: will he run from his past, or confront his mistakes and try to win back the woman he loves?