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THE LAST OF THE MENU GIRLS by Chavez, Denise
Third Printing
- Bookseller: The Book & Gift Quest Online Bookstore & Library Supply
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- Bookseller Inventory #: 907852
- Format/binding: Paperback
- Book condition: Very Good
- Edition: Third Printing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Arte Publico Press
- Place: Houston, TX
- Date published: 1989
- Keywords: Spanish, Latino, Chicana, Hispanic, Mexican American, Women's, Fiction, Americana, Southwestern, Ethnic, Heroine, Interrelated, Short Stories, Novellas, Americana, El Norte, Sexuality, Culture, Texas, New Mexico,
- Subjects:
HISTORY / United States / General;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies;
Book Description
Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press, 1989. Tight copy, light edgewear, small upper front cover sales stiicker shadow, clear archive tape reinforced covers, no names, unmarked text. The unique soul touching interrelated stories in this collection describe the coming of age and life of Rocio Esquibel, an adolescent girl who comes to terms with her womanhood and past to move forward. She defines her Neighborhood by its Trees, The Willow, the Apricot, and the one they call the Marking-Off Tree. Rocio knows she was born in the closet where she and her sister now take turns looking at the picture of Jesus whose eyes light up in the dark. But at night she enters a magical realm, and in her imaginary Blue Room, she can fly. At first she is a mesmerized observer of the lives of older girls and their boyfriends, but as she finds a job at the local hospital, and discovers a passion for drama and stories, finally emerging as a writer. Puerto del Sol Fiction Award Winning Title for 1985. 190 pages... Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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