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Evita First Lady


A biography of the legendary Argentine first lady Eva "Evita" Peron.

The book started with a mysterious and melancholic undertone. I quickly got absorbed with how Evita rose from a nobody to a very influential woman. The author wrote about both the remarkable and undesirable qualities of Evita. This book left me wondering about what was truly in her heart when she became a champion of the masses. Was she a sincere public servant or just a power hungry social climber?

Towards the end of the book, I got bored with all the details about how Evita got even with those who crossed and belittled her in the past as well as those who opposed her husband Juan Peron. There was an entire chapter that sounded like a boring history book.

Evita's death and the handling of her corpse was described in a morbid but intriguing way.

The photos included made up for the minor flaws of this book.


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