"Echoes of Liberty: Antonio Nari o and the Birth of Colombia" is a historical novel that chronicles the life of Antonio Nari o, a key figure in Colombia's independence, through the voices of five characters whose lives intertwine with the destiny of a nascent nation. At the end of the 18th century, the Viceroyalty of New Granada, like the rest of the Spanish colonies in America, was at a critical juncture. The ideas of the Enlightenment were...