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Based on a true story, Defiance and Redemption, A Lifetime of Unbroken Bonds, brings to life the joys, dramas, and triumphs of two sisters, Eva and Victoria Alisio and their loyal friend Marta. The sisters are raised by their atheist Grandfather Marcus and religious Grandmother Maria Luisa. Eva, a proud and strong-willed young woman defies her family, society, and culture, faces scandal and disgrace, for her forbidden love affair. Victoria finds herself in the center of a multigenerational conflict as her benefactor bestows a great inheritance on her excluding the rightful heirs. Marta, loyal to the childhood bond with the Alisio sisters, brings humor and support to their twists and turns of fortune. The young women's bond of love, and perseverance, carries them through ordinary and extraordinary losses, triumphs, and ultimately to their destiny in the United States. An important novel about 20th Century women, Defiance and Redemption, is an absorbing epic that moves through decades and destinies. It blends passionate romance, personal and historical events, into a collective tale of self-determination, love, and sisterhood.

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This book is an engrossing page turner which will pull you in and keep you cheering for your favorite actors until the very end! Defiance and Redemption is a unique book that tells a story that is both particular to a given time in Ecuador, but also universal in its themes of love, betrayal and survival. -Nancy Mintie, Founder of Uncommon Good Reading Defiance and Redemption, reminded me of a distant time when I read, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel. Like these writers, Maria Andrade took me through a captivating journey of love and deep passion. Being gripped by the strong emotions that the characters possess and what they did in the end moved me profoundly. -Maria Donovan, Retired Verizon Executive In Defiance and Redemption, Maria Andrade weaves together history, biography, and fiction into a romantic love and a story of three women that defy the ability of patriarchal culture to define them. We see the young women grow up to rise above the shame that tries to silence and limit them. They learn to find their voices and make sacrifices to be true to themselves as women. They leave behind all that they knew to make a better life for themselves and their daughters. This a book to remind women of all ages where we came from, and what it took to break out and thrive nearly a century ago. Women like these paved the way for all who came after and have the rights we have today. -Nancy Poitou, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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Maria J. Andrade was born in Ecuador, South America, and raised in New York and California. She has a bachelor of arts degree in English literature and a master's degree in Counseling Psychology. As a licensed therapist and writer, Maria has been diving into other people's minds and her own, through dreams, poetry, and books, for over three decades. She traveled with the Four Winds Society where she studied and was initiated into Andean shamanism in 1990. Before Maria retired as a therapist, she specialized in women's issues and founded the Wise Women's Circle a ritualistic and transpersonal study group that continues today. The women support each other through life's challenges and in the growth of mind, body, and spirit.Maria Andrade's books for children and adults is found in a variety of genres. This is an unforgettable first novel that reflects her imagination and creative storytelling.For signed copies of her books go to: : www.booksasfriends.com

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