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Article: Tuck, Lily. The news from Paraguay.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
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- July 1, 2006
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TUCK, Lily. The news from Paraguay. Read by Lisette Lecat. 8 tapes. 11 hrs. Recorded Books. 2004/2005. 1-4193-6312-3. $89.75. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. A
This is a fictionalized account of an historical time and place that probably few American readers are familiar with: the war between Paraguay and Brazil that devastated both countries in the late 1800s. The story centers on Ella Lynch, a young Irishwoman living in Paris. Ella is young, newly divorced, and is looking for someone to take care of her in a style to which she hopes to become accustomed. She goes with Franco Lopez, an older, wealthy man from Paraguay, back to his country and becomes his mistress and ...