6/6/2023 0 Comments The hacienda isabel canasWhen no one else will help her, she turns to the church, where she meets a young priest, Andrés, with whom she feels an instant connection. Her housekeeper and her sister-in-law, who also live at the estate, tell her that she must be imagining things, and yet they won’t step foot in the house after dark. Strange things start to occur, doors rattle almost off their hinges, candles are extinguished by a ghostly wind, and voices and visions invade her sleep. When Rodolfo leaves Beatriz alone for several weeks, she learns that something is amiss at the hacienda. Isabel Cañas’ novel “The Hacienda” follows Beatriz Solorzano as she joins her husband Rodolfo at his estate in the countryside following the Mexican War of Independence. Just in time for the spooky season comes a Gothic story about an old mansion, a new bride, an absent husband and an angry ghost. “The Hacienda” by Isabel Cañas, Berkley, 2022, 352 pages
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