Reviews for Silent Wing

The average rating for Silent Wing based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-12-03 00:00:00 Barry Ma This is a rather strange book that straddles the line between biography and fiction. In the late nineteenth century, exiled Cuban poet Jose Martí is engaged to a woman in Mexico City. He goes to Guatemala to earn the money he needs both to marry her, and to build support for his plans to gain Cuba's independence from Spain. In Guatemala, he falls in love with the daughter of his mentor, himself one of the liberators of Guatemala. I was glad to have learned something about the historical context, but wasn't blown away by the writing.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-08-24 00:00:00 Brent Jose An atmospheric story which paints a vivid picture of life in Guatemala in the 1800's. A beautifully written love story that follows the life of Julian, a passionate Cuban writer exiled from his homeland for desiring to free it from Spanish rule. His attentions become torn between two women - his fiance whom he has promised to marry out of loneliness and desperation - and the another: the woman of his dreams. Now truth and honor are at odds. Which will prevail? Memorable quotes from this book have to be: "When honor and truth are at odds,let truth prevail" and "The truth hurts once, but a lie hurts over and over." Great read.