The Queen Jade: A New World Novel of Adventure
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There is a legend of the New World that has endured for centuries: the strange, tragic tale of a King, a Witch . . . and a blue gem of intoxicating beauty said to grant extraordinary power to whoever possesses it.
Archaeologist Juana Sanchez, convinced that she's discovered the key to unlocking the mystery of the fabled Queen Jade, ventures into the Central American jungle alone—just ahead of the relentless pounding fury of Hurricane Mitch. When the terrible storm is over, Juana is gone, and an ancient, long-buried jade mine has been uncovered in the mountains of Guatemala, giving new hope to all obsessed seekers of the legendary stone. But it is a different obsession that plunges Juana's daughter—scholar and bookseller Lola Sanchez—into the remarkable adventure of a lifetime. For only by following the Queen Jade's perilous, cursed trail can Lola hope to find her vanished mother . . . if it isn't already too late.
Yxta Maya Murray
Yxta Maya Murray is the author of The Conquest—winner of the Whiting Award—and The King's Gold, the second novel in her acclaimed Red Lion series. She is a professor at Loyola Law School and lives in Los Angeles.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The premise of this novel is what attracted me. I really love books where there are ciphers, have some relationship to books and bookstores and feature ancient legends. This is the first book I've read by this author, although her novel "The Conquest" is sitting on my tbr shelf. Now I can't wait to get at that one. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes books with the above-mentioned features.A brief synopsis (without spoilers): Lola Sanchez owns The Red Lion bookstore in Long Beach, CA. Her mom is Juana, who is an archaeologist at UCLA. Juana comes into Lola's office one day and announces that she needs a vacation; she has decided to go to Guatemala and visit her husband, Manuel. Lola figures something is up since Juana is not the sort who readily takes time off. Juana gets Lola to xerox some copies of the work "Legende of the Queen Jade" by Beatriz de la Cueva (a real person, by the way; don't miss the author's note at the end of the book), written in 1541. They discuss the story and Juana's work a bit before Juana takes off in a cab. But something happens and Juana ends up missing in the middle of one of the most devastating hurricanes of Guatemala's history, and Lola along with her friend Erik Gomara, a younger colleague of Juana's, take off to find her. When they arrive, they immediately seek out hotels where Juana may have been staying, but don't find her; they do, however, find one of her duffel bags with a diary that tells that she is going off in search of the truth of the legend of the Queen Jade. Lola decides they must go after her, even though it means a trek through the jungles.That's as much as I'll give away for now; it is a marvelous story and says as much about family and relationships as it does about anything else. There is a great deal of wordplay & the author follows the notion of how meaning is created throughout the story. I was excited as the author unraveled the clues to get to the heart of the legend, but there is also a side story that is just as intriguing in its own way.I think most people who try this book this will like it -- it's not overly complicated and I really enjoyed the characters. It's a fun novel & was great for a couple of evenings of entertainment. Try it!