Bonifacio Lastra

Michele Bonifacio Lastra

Michèle is a model with a provocative reputation living in Paris during WWI. While posing for preeminent artists in the city, she meets and weds Juan Castro and moves to his enstancia in Argentina. She is soon deeply entangled in a web of romance and intrigue with the Buenos Aires elite. Michèle's story interweaves with the tragic tale of Lagartija, a boy who relies on his survival skills to scrape out an existence in the Argentine slums. In lyrical prose, Michèle captures the struggle between the country's aristocracy and the harsh reality of its underclass. Michèle is a seductive tale that concludes with a most unexpected twist.