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Tales from the Town of WIdows
James Canon
HarperCollins
January 2007
On Sale: January 1, 2007
Featuring: Rosalba viuda de Patiño
352 pages
ISBN: 0061140384
EAN: 9780061140389
Hardcover
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In the small Colombian mountain village of Mariquita, a
band of guerrillas storms in to protest the country's ruling
government. They arrive with propaganda and guns, and when
they depart they have forcibly recruited all the town's men,
leaving behind only a few—the priest and a young,
fair-skinned boy disguised as a little girl. In
their wake, Mariquita becomes a sinking wasteland filled
with women who quickly resign themselves to food shortages,
littered streets, and mourning. Without men, life is
hopeless, and getting along, nearly impossible. But, Rosalba
viuda de Patiño, wife of the former police sergeant, sees a
different fate for the town of widows. She declares herself
magistrate and promises to instill law and order while
restoring the failing economy and infrastructure.
Reluctantly, the women agree to join forces. A utopia
emerges, one that ironically resembles the ideal society the
guerrilla group claims to promote. Deft, rich, and
darkly humorous, Tales from the Town of Widows is a
captivating exploration of gender and sexuality that uses
the ongoing conflict in Colombia as a backdrop. It presents
a fascinating portrait of ill-fated wives and the war that
helped them build a peaceful, equality-based society.
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