The Ogre’s Daughter
$33.41
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
23 February 2026
Summary
Flor de Oro was born in 1915 in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. Her father rose from small-time gangster to dictator and ruthlessly ruled the country for three decades until his assassination in 1961.
El Jefe controlled his daughter with the same tight grip with which he ruled the country. It is a toxic love and Flor will fight all her life to free herself from her father’s yoke, the father she both loves and loathes. Flor’s journey includes nine marriages and many exiles which tak…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787705982 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1787705986 |
| Author: | Catherine Bardon, Tina Kover |
| Publisher: | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Imprint: | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 474g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 135mm |
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Critics Review
“Impossible not to be moved by this book, which sheds light on a woman in the shadows.” * Le Journal du Centre *“A magnificent novel about the shocking fate of the daughter of one of the most sinister dictators the earth has ever borne.” * Ici Paris *
About The Author
Catherine Bardon
Catherine Bardon is a French writer who divides her time between France and the Dominican Republic. She is the author of Les Deracines, which has sold over 600,000 copies and won numerous awards. The Ogre’s Daughter is her first novel to be translated into English.
Tina Kover is an award-winning literary translator whose works include The Black City by Georges Sand, Adelaïde Bon’s The Little Girl on the Ice Floe, and The Postcard by Anne Berest.
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