Have you heard of the Acllas?
Few people have. Neither had the protagonist in this novel.
Astrophysicist, JOANNA NICKELS-STEWART, in the midst of fantasy wedding plans, is shocked when her soon-to-be father-in-law confronts her with a mystery. Putting her life on "hold," she must travel to Peru to find answers.
While there, Joanna briefly interrupts her search in order to fulfill a promise made to a family member to visit an elderly nun in a sixteenth-century cloistered monastery in Cuzco. As a result, she stumbles upon an even greater mystery, involving acllas, with broader implications for her future than she'd ever imagined. Join her on this thrilling suspense-filled journey, one that even entails walking the Inca Trail!
Few people have. Neither had the protagonist in this novel.
Astrophysicist, JOANNA NICKELS-STEWART, in the midst of fantasy wedding plans, is shocked when her soon-to-be father-in-law confronts her with a mystery. Putting her life on "hold," she must travel to Peru to find answers.
While there, Joanna briefly interrupts her search in order to fulfill a promise made to a family member to visit an elderly nun in a sixteenth-century cloistered monastery in Cuzco. As a result, she stumbles upon an even greater mystery, involving acllas, with broader implications for her future than she'd ever imagined. Join her on this thrilling suspense-filled journey, one that even entails walking the Inca Trail!
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Kirkus Review
"Adams-Little is an assured, accessible writer who pulls the reader along with conversational prose that’s subtly calibrated to the shifting emotions of the story.
. . .The author manages to weave in the history of the Inca people as well as that of the Catholic Church in Peru. . . . An often engaging (. . . quite compelling. . .) mystery, set against the indigenous cultures of Peru." -Kirkus Reviews
. . .The author manages to weave in the history of the Inca people as well as that of the Catholic Church in Peru. . . . An often engaging (. . . quite compelling. . .) mystery, set against the indigenous cultures of Peru." -Kirkus Reviews