Different Flags by Eugenia Renskoff

Different Flags, a book by Eugenia Renskoff, tells the story of 26-year-old Ani. Ani leaves her comfortable but stifling life in San Francisco to travel to Argentina to comfort her widowed Aunt Esther. Once back in her native country, Ani must face her unexpected feelings of love for Padre Luis, her aunt's young and handsome parish priest. Different Flags is a study of Ani's inner conflict.

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I am a writer, translator and teacher of Spanish and English to foreign students. I have been writing since I was six. I love to express myself through words. I have also traveled widely.

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Old Times

November 28, 1985; I felt it very keenly when my Tia and I went back to San Vicente to see Luis. It was a magical time for us, being where we feel so at home, but it´s over. Most definitely over. One thing is for sure: I will never stop loving him. I will look for another man when I feel ready, but Luis is one of those unforgettable people that come once in a lifetime if one is lucky. In a way, I was lucky, in another no, not at all.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Now

November 24, 1985: There is always a now, a what will I do now? What will my Tia and I do? It seems a great big mess, an impossible puzzle.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Affected

November 19, 1985: Luis is more than my life to me. He´s the best I have ever lived, the best that I have experienced! I would give anything for him not to be a priest, for him not be be held hostage by his precious vocation.

Sunday, September 10, 2006

Maybe

November 15, 1985: Maybe I shouldn´t. Wouldn´t really be a good idea to be near Luis again.

Sunday, September 03, 2006

Luis

November 8, 1985: My Tia wants us to go see El Padre. We are taking the colectivo back to San Vicente tomorrow afternoon. I don´t want to see him. I don´t want to face him.