Praise for The Living Infinite "A wonderfully compact saga . Fresh, fast-moving historical fiction from a master storyteller." -- Kirkus (starred review) "A vivid and enthralling tale of love and redemption." -- Booklist ".this little-known but fascinating piece of history should appeal widely." -- Library Journal "The defiant, adventurous spirit of Eulalia gleams throughout this historical novel." -- Elle Magazine "[An] enchantingly scented breeze of a novel [that] held me rapt from its opening page." --Seattle Times "A gripping fictional tale of one woman's quest to break from the rigors of palace life and pursue an independent autonomous course.
[.] An engaging read sure to inspire armchair historians and those, like Eulalia, tired of having their voices ignored." -- The Gazette "Spellbinding, [.] expressive and rich [.] What is so compelling about Acevedo's fictional and historical tale is the deft and illuminating ways she paints the many lives of women who lived in a century that favored men and their escapades." -- The Miami Rail "Through gem-like clarity and sparkle, Acevedo gives readers a glimpse into the past.entertaining and insightful." -- Midwest Book Review "Acevedo mixes historical facts with her own inventions in such a masterful way that it is impossible to distinguish where history stops and Acevedo's imagination begins.
That, and her keen and sparing use of vivid details [.], marks The Living Infinite as a masterwork of historical fiction." -- Ploughshares Praise for Chantel Acevedo's The Distant Marvels "Acevedo here makes a significant contribution to contemporary literature.This is a major, uniquely powerful, and startlingly beautiful novel that should bring Acevedo's name to the top echelon of this generation's writers." -- Booklist (Starred Review) "Rich and engrossing.quite aside from the human perceptivity and warmth that distinguish The Distant Marvels , is a writing style of an elegance rarely encountered in contemporary fiction." --Philadelphia Inquirer " The Distant Marvels is a wonderful story about the stories we tell each other and what they reveal about ourselves." --The San Francisco Chronicle "Acevedo takes a great story to another level with her remarkable storytelling.
" --Cedar Rapids Gazette "Irresistible moments of rebellion and bravery define this tale." --Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "As Hurricane Flora blows past Fidel Castro's new Cuba, Acevedo's heartbreaking and humane novel comes to a memorable conclusion." --Publishers Weekly.