The Hacienda

By Isabel Cañas

Book Overview

Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches...

During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Sol?rzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife's sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost.

But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined.

When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, visions and voices invade Beatriz's sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo's sister, Juana, scoffs at Beatriz's fears--but why does she refuse to enter the house at night? Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark the doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Do?a Sol?rzano?

Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will save her.

Desperate for help, she clings to the young priest, Padre Andr?s, as an ally. No ordinary priest, Andr?s will have to rely on his skills as a witch to fight off the malevolent presence haunting the hacienda and protect the woman for whom he feels a powerful, forbidden attraction. But even he might not be enough to battle the darkness.

Far from a refuge, San Isidro may be Beatriz's doom.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593436709
• ISBN13: 9780593436707
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

LOVED this Jane Eyre retelling

This was an extremely enjoyable and satisfying read. A great thriller with hints/inspiration of Jane Eyre. It kept you tense and anticipating what would happen next but it wasn’t predictable either so some of the twists were unexpected and surprising. The ending was perfectly unsatisfying (in the best way). The kind of ending where happy but now how you expect, and also kind of sad, AND also a little incomplete/cliff-hangery. 5 ⭐️. Totally recommend.

Pretty good book

It had some really suspenseful parts. It was like Haunting of Hill House meets the Mexico in the 1800's. I didn't much care for the ending though. It was a little childish.

The Hacienda

Why oh why isn't the publisher and/or author shopping the movie rights to this book to Guillermo del Toro? Its a match made for each other!