Our Lives Are the Rivers

Based on actual events, this sweeping novel tells the life story of a woman who was willing to risk it all for her country and her lover--in whose legacy lies the history of an entire continent.

Our Lives Are the Rivers tells the story of beautiful young freedom fighter Manuela S enz, and the epic tale of her long love affair with liberator Sim n Bol var. A novel of intoxicating love, passion, and adventure, Jaime Manrique vividly captures a dynamic continent struggling for its own identity.