The Stone Maidens

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by Ioulia Kolovou

For years, the best that young girls from the backwater village of Alta Gracia could hope for was a position in the Big House, home of the immensely powerful and politically influential Goyena family. So, when Seรฑorita Delia Lugghi โ€“ enigmatic teacher and devout Perรณnist โ€“ arrives from Buenos Aires to found a state school in the village, the future of Milagros Riquelme suddenly seems to be full of possibilities.

But change rarely does come easily. Inspired by true events, this story charts a life of tragedy, love, and missed opportunity, as Milagros goes from girlhood to old age. all the while being forced to navigate the violent landscape of Argentina in the mid-twentieth century.


Kolovou has written a novel full of grace, humour and loss. In โ€œThe Stone Maidensโ€ the political is personal, the personal is historic, and the storytelling moves with ease…a beautiful bookโ€
Elizabeth Reeder

Starting quietly as a coming of age tale in rural Patagonia, over six decades Stone Maidens builds towards shocking events in Argentinaโ€™s Dirty War. This is a mastery of spare โ€“ yet sweeping โ€“ storytelling. This will remain with you.
Anne Pettigrew

Fabulous writing, intriguing story.

Emma Fraser, author of When the Dawn Breaksย andย Greyfriars House

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Weight 15.4 oz
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