![]() ![]() One afternoon, left at home alone as punishment while the rest of the household enjoys a family outing, she accidentally awakens the spirit of Hun-Kamé, the Mayan god of death. The revolution passed through it, yet it remained what it had been.’ She yearns to see the sparkling Pacific, to dance to jazz music, and to drive an automobile with the wind in her hair. But she dreams of escaping the dusty drudgery of her hometown of Uukumil: ‘It was 1927, but it might as well have been 1807. ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, her useless, weaselly, fawning older cousin Martin subjects her to daily abuse and waits to inherit the family estate.Ĭasiopea, named by her parents for the constellation, is regularly reminded of her subordinate place in the world. When her story begins, she’s a cosmic cousin to Jane Eyre or Cinderella, doomed to fetch, carry, and clean for her domineering grandfather. Intelligent, scrappy, and courageous, poor Casiopea is also put upon. What would you do if your daydreams suddenly came true, but not at all in the way you imagined? That’s just what happens to our heroine - 18-year-old Casiopea Tun - when the Mayan god of death appears to her unexpectedly and, in exchange for a favor, promises her everything her heart desires. ![]()
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