Aura

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This eBook edition of Carlos Fuentes' novel includes only the English translation by Lysander Kemp. The Spanish text is not included.
Felipe Montero is employed in the house of an aged widow to edit her deceased husband's memoirs. There Felipe meets her beautiful green-eyed niece, Aura. His passion for Aura and his gradual discovery of the true relationship between the young woman and her aunt propel the story to its extraordinary conclusion.

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45 printed pages

Original publication: 2013
Publication year: 2013
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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Zeynebhas quoted4 years ago
occasional y shifting your glance so that Aura won't catch you in the hypnotized stare that you can't control. You'd like to fix the girl's features in your mind. Every time you look away you forget them again, and an irresistible urge forces you to look at her once more.
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Zeynebhas quoted4 years ago
You stop holding your breath and run your hand through your dark, limp hair; you touch your fine profile, your lean cheeks; and when your breath hides your face again you're repeating her name: "Aura."
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Zeynebhas quoted4 years ago
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the rustle of her skirt, the rustle of taffeta, and you're anxious now to look into her eyes again.
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