Consuelo creates tales for her daughter about the mummies so that she will not be frightened. Life for the girl is filled with love and adventure, growing up in the home of Professor Jones, surrounded by beautiful things and the mummies that the professor creates.
Giving birth to her daughter alone in her room, Consuelo is helped in the end by the cook, who becomes Eva Luna's madrina, or godmother. Consuelo is not bitter, having finally known love. The two wind up making love and when the gardener recovers he leaves. Eva is conceived when the gardener for Consuelo's employer is bitten by a snake and Consuelo tries to help. Eva strives to persevere, and in the end, finds the happiness that eludes so many of her acquaintances through the years.Įva is the daughter of Consuelo, a woman rescued by missionaries in the jungles of South America. Born to a servant in a South American country, Eva lives a varied life, sometimes exciting, sometimes, frightening, however she never lets adversity keep her down. Eva Luna is the story of the main character, Eva Luna and the people and events in her life that shape her.
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