Women with Big Eyes - Ángeles Mastretta - A collection of mystical stories about extraordinary and eccentric women

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Women with Big Eyes by Ángeles Mastretta presents a collection of mystical stories centered on vivid, outspoken women tied together by a single, unnamed force. Each tale introduces a distinct aunt with her own desires, secrets, and moral codes—from forbidden love and rumored marriages to radiant happiness and unspoken wisdom. Across the volume, sex, laughter, mysticism, and nurturing ways reveal how women see the world clearly, resist compromise, and wink at life while building an uncompromising future.

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CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages387

Reading Time9 h 56 min

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凝增学承受子牙 ve, Xc 。444))(( 终6不孔不 6××69×06Women with Big EyesÁngeles Mastretta管学第古古都 tcCC;CC U.S.A.$24.95 Canada $37.50 From the Mexican master:a collection ofmystical stories,shot through with sex andlaughter,about the lives of extraordinaryand eccentric women,and the intuitivepowers that all women share. c includes complete Spanish text A number-one international bestseller,Womenwith Big Eyes is Mexican novelist AngelesMastretta's most widely read work,now availablefor the first time in an English translation.Each ofthe stories in this volume reveals a differentwoman,yet they are all linked by a single thread:the revelation that women share an unnamedforce,whether it comes in the form of ironresolve,flaming passion,or simply the knowingand mystical ways to nurture a soul. Meet the outrageous Aunt Leonor,whodenies herself the forbidden fruit of love until al-most too late;mysterious Aunt Cristina,whosefamed marriage is rumored to be nothing morethan fable;radiant Aunt Valeria,whose secrethappiness is to “close your eyes and make ofyour husband whoever most appeals to you”;and sage Aunt Ofelia,a woman who never cries.Run off to the sea with stubborn Aunt Natalia,smuggle wine with scheming Aunt Elena,orescape a kidnapping with cheeky Aunt Elvira. Mastretta's women are vibrant,sly,wise,earthy,and full of life,with stories that mesmer-ize.From these pages,they look back at you,intoyou,each representing an aspect of.-what itmeans to be a woman with big eyes,able to seethe world for what it is,and wink at it,and tomake an uncompromising life within it. Boston Publlc Library Bcston,MA 02116 WOMEN with BIG EYES Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2011 ALSO BY ANGELES MASTRETTA Tear This Heart Out (Arráncame la vida) Lovesick (Mal de amores) RIVERHEAD BooK S a member of Penguin Group(USA)Inc. New York 2003 TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH BYAmy Schildhouse Greenberg This is a work of fiction.Names,characters,places,and incidents ei-ther are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously,and any resemblance to actual persons,living or dead,business estab-lishments,events,or locales is entirely coincidental. Riverhead Booksa member ofPenguin Group(USA)Inc.375 Hudson StreetNew York,NY 10014 First published in Mexico in 1990by Caly Arena,as Mujeres deojos grandesFirst American edition 2003 Copyright O1990by Angeles MastrettaTranslation copyright 2003 by Angeles MastrettaAll rights reserved.This book,or parts thereof,may notbe reproduced in any form without permission.Published simultaneously in Canada The translations of "Aunt Leonor,”"Aunt Natalia,"“Aunt Jose,"and“Aunt Concha”appeared,in slightly different form,in TriQuarterly("New Writing from Mexico"issue,ed.Reginald Gibbons,1992)and in The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories(ed.Carlos Fuentes and Julio Ortega,2000). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMastretta,Angeles,date.[Mujeres de ojos grandes.English]Women with big eyes/Angeles Mastretta;[translated by Amy Schildhouse Greenberg]. P.cm.ISBN 1-57322-346-8 I.Title. PQ7298.23.A795M38913 20032003046818863.64—dc21 Printed in the United States of America 13579108642 This book is printed on acid-freepaper.◎ Book design by Amanda Dewey To Carlos Mastretta Arista,who returned from Italy G

FAQs

What unifies the different stories in Women with Big Eyes?

All the stories are linked by a single thread: women share an unnamed force expressed through iron resolve, flaming passion, and mystical ways of nurturing a soul.

Who are some of the central characters featured in the collection?

The collection highlights Aunt Leonor, Aunt Cristina, Aunt Valeria, Aunt Ofelia, Aunt Natalia, Aunt Elena, Aunt Elvira, and others.

What themes does the book emphasize about women?

The book emphasizes women’s vibrancy, slyness, wisdom, earthiness, and full presence in life, portraying them as capable of seeing the world as it is and living uncompromisingly within it.

Sep 21, 2026

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