La Amortajada by: María Luisa Bombal

1. La Amortajadaby: María Luisa Bombal By: José A. Hernández Rentas

2. Definition • La Amortajada means to dreas the body of a dead person with the Sheet or piece of cloth which is wrapped a corpse for burial (Shrouded Woman)

3. This book is about a woman named Ana Maria and dies from a heart attack, and while? Is in the coffin and all its relatives are around it is remembering things that? Go by in life with each of the persons approach it.? Zoila was there was his friend and was a type of breast as she accompanied her from girl and her real mother died. There was also her children, Anita a 20 year old woman and two children, Alberto a man married to Maria Griselda, he was very jealous of her and for that reason? Locked up in his estate and she was angry with him.? And his other son Fred, was the favorite of his mother and was a curious child and a little naughty. After a while she feels to the sound of horses approaching the room where she was dead, Ricardo was his first love, she became pregnant by him when they were young, but before their relationship they were friends and started after 3 years to love, knowing that she was pregnant he abandoned her and she suffers a lot but after she lost the baby. It was also her father, she was very frightened by his father know that she was pregnant, the girl forever when her mother asked. In front of her was her sister, Alicia, a girl who was very religious and with her? Sister grew up on a Catholic school, while Ana Maria into mischief in that? School and to annoy the nuns.?

4. Fernando, who was her lover, also was there taking care of her but somehow he say that was happy because at last pruning rest and he always took care to solve their problems, tells Ana Maria as he died his wife Ines who is pretty scary the way he has the coolness with which the situation facing the situation.She also tells of her husband Antonio, a man Hot and distant, she did not lovebut separated a few months to realize that if he loves and goes home.Then when they are taking her in the coffin and listen to Father Charles and recalls a conversation out that I asked Ana Maria as she wanted it was the sky and she replied that he was on earth as was the land, also she remember when I was sick and father Carlos tells you if you want to confess, but she says tomorrow the doctor come, but after a while she starts to break down the heart and how very ill he had to give extreme anointing, and then startstruth and live to die the death of the death.Also she says owed may rise again and live but she said itwant-to rest, die

5. I liked the book I think that the theme of the book was interesting but the onlyproblem is that many times I had to re-read parts of the book because it was not understood, but I like it because it was a original book and Interesting I give this book a 2 out of 3.

6. Book Information • By: Maria Luisa Bombal • Edited by: Alfa and Omega • printed in Dominican Republic 1984