A Servant's Tale
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ISBN13: 9780393322859
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Luisa de la Cueva was born on the Caribbean island of Malagita, of a plantation owner's son and a native woman, a servant in the kitchen. Her years on Malagita were sweet with the beauty of bamboo, banana, and mango trees with flocks of silver-feathered guinea hens underneath, the magic of a victrola, and the caramel flan that Mama sneaked home from the plantation kitchen. Luisa's father, fearing revolution, takes his family to New York. In the barrio his once-powerful name means nothing, and the family establishes itself in a basement tenement. For Luisa, Malagita becomes a dream. Luisa does not dream of going to college, as her friend Ellen does, or of winning the lottery, as her father does. She takes a job as a servant and, paradoxically, grows more independent. She marries and later raises a son alone. She works as a servant all her life. A Servant's Tale is the story of a life that is simple on the surface but full of depth and richness as we come to know it, a story told with consummate grace and compassion by Paula Fox.
| ISBN-13 | 9780393322859 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0393322858 |
| Weight | 0.68 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.50 x 0.90 x 8.30 In |
| List Price | $23.95 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 336 pages |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Published On | 2001-09-17 |
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