| Sumario: | "The Lost Daughters of Lesbos mentions little about that Greek island; rather, it is a book about the orphan heroine in select Modern Hispanic novels that reveal her unique quest for self-expression and her own identity. As a marginalized character, she needs to learn to forgive the condition of her abandonment and then reconnect with a functional environment. The abandoned heroine travels through a transition in the Hispanic novel that reflects the social or political views of her native country. Her family traditions, her religion and her Romantic ideal are her concerns, but they are ultimately the concerns of many who would struggle to fit in a dysfunctional society. From María to Maya, the orphan heroine searches for happiness, beset with obstacles, but once she finds her own voice, her search will not end in vain. She will no longer be lost, no longer an orphan daughter, but found"--
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