Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Atria Books, 2018
Pages: 352, 9 discs
Rating: Do Not Recommend
Synopsis: In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident - which becomes a catalyst for an unexpected and moving loves story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. Richard Bowmaster - a 60 year old human rights scholar - hits the car of Evelyn Ortega - a young, undocumented immigrant from Guatemala - in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn. What a first seems like just a small inconvenience takes an unforeseen and far more serious turn when Evelyn turns up at the professor's house seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant Lucia Maraz - a 62 year old lecturer from Chile - for her advice.
These three very different people are brought together in a mesmerizing story that moves from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil, sparking the beginning of a long overdue love story between Richard and Lucia.
Review: Mesmerizing this was not. Ludicrous, yes. Far-fetched may be less harsh. I had to check at one point and make sure this wasn't classified as "magical realism." Waste of time. I only finished it because I didn't feel right reviewing a book I didn't complete.
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