--- product_id: 87393155 title: "Love War Stories" brand: "ivelisse rodriguez" price: "€ 24.96" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/87393155-love-war-stories store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Love War Stories **Brand:** ivelisse rodriguez **Price:** € 24.96 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Love War Stories by ivelisse rodriguez - **How much does it cost?** € 24.96 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/87393155-love-war-stories) ## Best For - ivelisse rodriguez enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ivelisse rodriguez brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Love War Stories - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/6172lRALNeL.jpg) ![Love War Stories - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51CZ1oy7D2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Of Love and War *by V***S on Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2018* In the first story, “El qué dirán,” it’s been seven years since Lola’s husband left Puerto Rico to work in America and no one thinks he’s coming back, but Lola has hope. She receives weekly love letters from him. The neighbors know that talk is cheap, even written words are cheap. There are other women who have been in the same position as Lola, young married women that get left behind when their husbands travel for work. They predict that Lola will be abandoned just like they were.Twenty-four year old Lola hasn’t made any progress in her life. She lives with her sister’s family and they support her. Lola’s job seems to be that of faithful woman yearning for her husband, waiting for his return. She puts him on a pedestal, idealizing him and their love. Their reunion gets put off indefinitely when Lola receives a break-up letter from him. Lola reacts to her husband’s letter by coming unhinged. She is completely shattered and humiliated.Because she has been living in a fantasy world for years, her family is exasperated with her. They have no sympathy. Lola has no friends, no dreams, no goals, or sense of purpose outside of the marriage that she invested in so deeply.The other Puerto Rican women in this story collection are strong and often tragic. These stories gave me chills for their insight into the human condition and for the telling details that the author wrote. Ivelisse Rodriguez’s work reminds me of Federico García Lorca and Anton Chekhov. There are also shades of Charles Dickens i.e. Miss Havisham in my favorite story from this collection, “El qué dirán”. I’m excited to read more work from Ivelisse Rodriguez; her stories really resonated with me. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stories about the web of influences upon girls and women *by A***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2019* A former professor of mine once pointed out that we love to hear stories about ourselves but we also relish being taken into into secret subcultures that we don't belong to. This story collection did both for me. Not having grown up inside the Newyorican enclaves (counting big cities in MA and NJ), I loved being escorted on a tour of that world. In Holyoke, Mass: An Ethonography, I feel like I slipped into a bathroom stall unseen and was getting a rare and fascinating glimpse into what the tough girls say when they think they're alone. In The Belindas, a young woman is so destroyed by a breakup that she obliterates her former self by eating until she becomes unrecognizably obese. In La Hija de Changó, a scholarship winner to a prestigious NY private school negotiates that world she comes from with the one that beckons--and it's not as easy as you would think. My favorites were Some Springs Girls Do Die for its short, poetic beauty and sharp contrast between the thrill of falling in love and the haunting death of a classmate. The story that held up a mirror was Love Wars, which was about the culture and generational wars between mothers and daughters. Ivelisse Rodriguez's writing is clear-eyed and clean, authoritative, tough, and tender at the same time. I loved it and recommend it. Great for syllabi in women's studies, Latin American Studies, and fiction writing courses. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Insightful and unflinching *by E***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2018* The themes of the insightful short story collection, Love War Stories, resonate. Rodriguez' stories of love and heartache, girls and women, the search for true love, and women's experiences with loss, are unflinching and raw. I picked up the book and read straight through to the end. My favorite story in the collection is "The Simple Truth" for our shared love of the Puerto Rican poet, Julia de Burgos. A wonderful debut by Ivelisse Rodriguez, bravo. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/87393155-love-war-stories](https://www.desertcart.at/products/87393155-love-war-stories) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*