<blockquote> <p> The epic story of the complex, sensual, tragic, and remarkable life of a legendary Puerto Rican madam </p> </blockquote> <p> Born into poverty and then abandoned by her mother, Isabel "La Negra" Luberza blossoms into a supremely sensual young woman. Obsessed with attaining aristocratic status?armed with incredible physical presence, indomitable ambition, and keen intelligence?she meets Fernando FornarÍs, the man who will forever change her life. With a parcel of land given to her by her rich, white married lover, Isabel transforms herself into a hard-edged and merciless businesswoman?abandoning her own newborn son to become Puerto Rico's most feared and respected madam, a collector of society's secrets, a queen of the notorious brothel that emerges as the island's true political and economic heart. </p> <p> Set against the rich backdrop of the Caribbean and the United States during the tumultuous years of World War II, Mayra Santos-Febres's <i>Our Lady of the Night</i> is a breathtaking novel of passion, power, and the devastating price of achieving everything one wishes for. </p>