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A Woman of Endurance

A Novel

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A Woman of Endurance

By: Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Narrated by: Tracey Leigh
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Combining the haunting power of Toni Morrison’s Beloved with the evocative atmosphere of Phillippa Gregory’s A Respectable Trade, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa’s groundbreaking novel illuminates a little discussed aspect of history—the Puerto Rican Atlantic Slave Trade—witnessed through the experiences of Pola, an African captive used as a breeder to bear more slaves.

A Woman of Endurance, set in nineteenth-century Puerto Rican plantation society, follows Pola, a deeply spiritual African woman who is captured and later sold for the purpose of breeding future slaves. The resulting babies are taken from her as soon as they are born. Pola loses the faith that has guided her and becomes embittered and defensive. The dehumanizing violence of her life almost destroys her. But this is not a novel of defeat but rather one of survival, regeneration, and reclamation of common humanity.

Readers are invited to join Pola in her journey to healing. From the sadistic barbarity of her first experiences, she moves on to receive compassion and support from a revitalizing new community. Along the way, she learns to recognize and embrace the many faces of love—a mother’s love, a daughter’s love, a sister’s love, a love of community, and the self-love that she must recover before she can offer herself to another. It is ultimately, a novel of the triumph of the human spirit even under the most brutal of conditions.

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Loved this from start to finish. the storyline was captivating. couldn't put it down. some of narration was weak but storyline more than made up for it

Really good

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Love, Resilience and How to Endure. Community, Kindness, Empathy and Care what the World/ America is still missing in the majority population. We are still stuck on gender, race and religion when at the end of the day it doesn’t matter when you LOVE LIFE and the LIVING!

Much needed story!

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I loved everything about this book! I was captivated by every aspect of this book—the rich history, compelling characters, and gripping storyline. The author’s vivid imagination and masterful use of language are unlike anything I’ve encountered before—truly riveting. The range of emotions portrayed throughout the book resonated deeply with both the characters and myself. This is a story worth revisiting, and I plan to read it again, this time with a deeper understanding in mind. Happy reading—you won’t be disappointed!

This book will stay with you long after you have completed it! So good!!

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The book is amazing! I highly recommend it. How much can one woman endure?? Paola is a warrior!!!

Excellent story

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This journey will take you through an emotional experience of the complexity of humans. An exploration of the Hispanic/Latino complex relationship with race and the hierarchy imposed on communities. Beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. Well written. Only a brave author can write a book like this.

A Breathtaking Experience

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My heart aches for this book this story.....it is worth the read trust me. This will live in my heart forever.

My heart

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This is a story of unbearable losses and a magnificent rebirth of love and hate

Story of pain and loss and rebirth

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Amazing!

I really enjoyed this book. it was sad, it made me cry and then the ending was satisfying.

A GREAT READ!

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The amount of trauma that was endured almost stopped me a quarter into the story. I’m so glad that I finished it…

Trauma and Resilience

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It was such a captivating novel. I highly recommend the reader. Loved it!! I felt I knew the struggles the main characters went through and rose above the pain.

Great story!!

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