[RussellPG]

I read this novel like a month ago, and I wanted to make a thread on this one, but for some reason or another, I did not. I'm glad Promtbr did it, because it's always necessary to talk about such an amazing novel as Heart so White.
It is important to quote how important is for Marias novel's the first paragraph he uses to involve you in his fiction. This novel is no exception, and it starts with a strong paragraph involving the reader immediately.

I did not want to know but I have since come to know that one of the girls, when she wasn?t a girl anymore and hadn?t long been back from her honeymoon, went into the bathroom, stood in front of the mirror, unbuttoned her blouse, took off her bra and aimed her own father?s gun at her heart, her father at the time was in the dining room with other members of the family and three guests.
Practically the whole books is trying to explain the first paragraph, why did Teresa killed herself coming back from her honeymoon. As the reading goes you learn that Teresa was Ranz wife, who after the suicide gets married again with the mother of narrator Juan.
The story of Ranz marriage's takes the whole plot to a new level, when little by little, Ranz's secret is unveiled.
This is a great example on how good a story is told, never losing the grip, always keeping you interested on what's going to happen.
A book you can't get off of your hands when you're reading it, and can't get off of your head when you finish it.