"Don't Cry for me, Argentina..."
The truth is Evita has never left us. Eva Peron-- who was she? A saint? A whore? A fascist? A mouthpiece for a dictator? A feminist? All of these things? Or simply a girl who wanted to make it big, and just as normal as you or me?
Evita: Una Vida Apasionada, available only in Spanish, is the "autobiography" of Eva Peron. Although a work of fiction, it involves a depth of research combined with two trips to the fascinating country Evita lived in. In this novel, Eva tells her story, not as a saint or a tyrant, but as a lonely, abandoned woman, betrayed by the man who she fought for and believed in, and bares it all. No question about her life is left unanswered, and you will leave the novel feeling as though you just met Evita and lived her short but exciting and turbulent, and ultimately doomed, life with her.
Did you Know?
As a child, Eva idolized Norma Shearer?
Evita's jewelry collection is said to have been rivaled only by that of Cleopatra?
Evita met with Golda Meir?
That Evita would work in her foundation for the poor almost till the early hours of the morning, not leaving till everyone received what they asked for, be it medicine(she wrote prescriptions herself), shoes, clothing, sewing machines?
That it took over twenty years to bury Evita?
This fascinating woman comes to life in a novel, and the decision is yours to make. Was Evita good or bad for Argentina? Is she someone to be emulated or is her tale a cautionary one? The choice is yours, and yours completely.