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Face of an Angel
by Denise Chavez
ISBN: 0374152047
ISBN-13: 9780374152048
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
The world of Soveida Dosamantes, waitress at El Farol Mexican Restaurant, comes alive in this montage of monologues, dialogues, prayers, and excerpts from the character's handbook for waitresses titled "The Book of Service".
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"Original, uplifting, entertaining, and utterly convincing...A vital, wonderful novel."
-- Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.)
"This is a great novel!...A family saga as delicious as a hot New Mexican meal. Bravo, Denise Chavez." -- Rudolfo Anaya
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Published date: 1994
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.75 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Twice married, once divorced and once widowed, Soveida Dosamantes is a survivor. She is currently writing a handbook for waitresses called The Book of Service, a compendium of lessons she has learned working for thirty years at El Farol Mexican Restaurant in the rural Southwest. Looking back on her career, Soveida comes to understand the meaning of service in her own life and the role of women in a machismo culture and in the interconnected lives of work and family. Here is a rich chorus of Latino voices and a retinue of wayward husbands and lovers, from her grandmother, Mama Lupita, to Mama's elderly servant, Oralia; from her estranged parents, Luardo and Dolores, to the lovelorn restaurant manager Larry Larragoite, to the waiters and waitresses of El Farol, even its cough-syrup-swilling cook, Lavel. A novel of antic humor and sobering pain, of nachos and nourishment of every kind, Face of an Angel straddles old worlds and new, Mexican, American, and Mexican-American, to explore one woman's acceptance of her true vocation, her true love, and, ultimately, her true self.
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Face of an Angel
Denise Chavez
Farrar Straus & Giroux (T). Used - Good. Published: 1994. Hardcover.1st ed. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS SOFTCOVER; Some aging/yellowing of text pages. Cover has some wear on edges. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Denise Chavez
Farrar Straus & Giroux (T). Used - Very Good. Ex-library. Published: 1994. Hardcover.1st ed. Dust jacket: Very Good. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Very Good condition, showing little signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER;EX-LIBRARY with typical library markings, attachments and wear. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
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Farrar Straus & Giroux (T). Used - Good. Published: . Hardcover. Dust jacket: Good. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Minor small bends/tears to edges of dust jacket. ( more information)
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FACE OF AN ANGEL (Qty: 3)
CHAVEZ, DENISE
FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX, [1984]. Hardcover. Very Good. {VG/--} Hardback with no Dust Jacket; NEW BOOK; UNREAD; MISSING DUST JACKET. Second printing. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. Advance reader's copy in illustrated wraps. Unread, mint condition.. ISBN: 0374152047. Soft Cover. As New. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994 Cover lightly bumped at spine ends and corners. Top back corner has ink mark on cover. DJ lightly scuffed around edges. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. Detailed information and/or scans available upon request. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Denise Chavez
Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1994-08. Hardcover. Good. 1994 Farrar, Straus & Giroux. First Edition. Hardcover, 467 pages. No DJ. Tight binding, clean and unmarked pages. Boards are in good condition, very light spine/corner bumping. Small red stain on spine area. Overall a good copy. Please feel free to e-mail for more pic's/scans. Prompt shipping. On international orders I charge only actual shipping charges and refund anything over. Please e-mail for a quote. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
Good in Good dust jacket; 1994. First Edition. Lightly used, unmarked. Dust jacket flap and endpaper has clipped corners. Mild signs of handling. DJ improved with new, clear Brodart mylar cover. ; Hardcover; Farrar Straus & Giroux; New York; 1.75 x 9.25 x 6.5 Inches; 467 pages ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994 a solid copy; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------. 1st Paperback Edition. Paper. Very Good+ in Trade Paperback/No Dustjacket. 6 x 9". ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus, 1994. Remainder dot. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
New York, New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,. 1994.. First edition. Hardcover--quarter cloth, paper over boards. Fine/Fine. Octavo, 9 1/4" tall, 467 pages, yellow quarter-cloth. A fine, clean hardcover first edition with minimal shelf wear, hinges and binding tight, paper white. In a fine dust jacket with original price. . ( more information)
Offered by Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop (United States)
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FACE OF AN ANGEL
Chavez, Denise
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
CHAVEZ, DENISE
Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. First Edition. ISBN:0-374-15204-7. In writing a handbook for waitresses, Soveida Dosamantes learns a lot about herself. Book is essentially as-new.. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel by Denise Chavez
Denise Chavez
Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1994-08. Hardcover. Very Good. 1994 Farrar Straus & Giroux. First Edition. Hardcover, 467 pages. See my customer image cover scan. No DJ Tight binding, clean and unmarked pages. Boards are in VG condition, very light spine/corner bumping. Overall a very nice copy. Please feel free to e-mail for more pic's/scans. Prompt shipping. On international orders I charge only actual shipping charges and refund anything over. Please e-mail for a quote. ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Chavez, Denise
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Face of An Angel
Chavez, Denise
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. Blue boards w/ black lettering. Jacket with minor wear to bottom spine edge. Light corner bumps. Price clipped. Beautifully illustrated cover. Signed and Long inscription by author. 467 pp.. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Face Of An Angel
Denise Chavez
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, NY, 1994. Hardcover. Novel, Mexico, Mexican American Women. The author offers us a family saga as delicious as a hot New Mexican meal. A novel full of spice and sexuality, dreams and spirituality of women. (467 Pgs.) DJ, MINT / MINT ( more information)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Signed by Author. Signed by Author Inscribed by author on half-title page. Dj. has some edgewear, light shelfwear, moisture damage on inside. 467 clean, crisp and tight pages, unmarked, a hint of tobacco odor, but you have to stick your nose in it to smell it! ( more information)
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FACE OF AN ANGEL
Chavez, Denise
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, 1994. Twice married--once divorced and once widowed--Soveida Dosamantes is a survivor. She is currently writing a handbook for waitresses called 'The Book of Service,' a compendium of lessons she has learned working for thirty years at El Farol Mexican Restaurant in the rural Southwest. Looking back on her career, Soveida comes to understand the meaning of service in her own life and the role of women in a machismo culture and in the interconnected lives of work and family. Here is a rich chorus of Latino voices and a retinue of wayward husbands and lovers. An acclaimed first novel of antic humor and sobering pain, of nachos and nourishment of every kind, FACE OF AN ANGEL straddles old worlds and new, Mexican, American, and Mexican-American, to explore one woman's acceptance of her true vocations, her true love, and ultimately, her true love. New, unread copy in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.. ISBN: 0374152047. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. New/Fine. 64mo - up to 3" tall. FICTION GENERAL MEXICAN AMERICANS SOUTHWESTERN STATES. ( more information)
Offered by Joe Staats, Bookseller (United States)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. Hardcover First Edition, w/DJ (now in mylar sleeve.) LONGISH INSCRIPTION IN ENGLISH & SPANISH, SIGNED, AND DATED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper article about the author laid in. Lower cover corners medium bumped, spine top lightly bumped; book tight, very clean, no marks. DJ has light edgewear. 467 pages. Author of short stories, this the first novel; a native of Las Cruces, NM.. ISBN: 0374152047. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good+. 8vo. FICTION_GENERAL MEXICAN AMERICANS LATINO FICTION SOUTHWEST. ( more information)
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FACE OF AN ANGEL
Chavez, Denise
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, August 1, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD. Author signed and inscribed: "For Jim Harrison, with my love, respect and friendship. May this familiar world of red chile bless and nourish you. Denise Las Cruces." Seems they have crossed paths, but can not confirm that this is the author Jim Harrison. Dust jacket spine panel has a faint stain and small chips. Corners of book and associated jacket areas are slightly worn. Now wrapped in Brodart cover. ( more information)
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FACE OF AN ANGEL
Chavez, Denise
NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994. First edition, first prnt. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with a Durafold mylar cover. Chavez' first novel. The image is of the actual book described and not a stock photo. ( more information)
Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. Lovely copy of a beautifully designed novel, of special interest perhaps to Clevelanders, as it is inscribed and SIGNED by author to Cleveland tevlevision personality, Fred Griffith and his wife, Linda. Fred and Linda have also coauthored numerous nationally popular cookbooks. Book also contains two unused postcards bearing the design on the dustjacket . Dustjacket is crisp and fresh, has not been price-clipped, and is most handsome in brand new protective mylar. The book is likewise clean with very white page edges and no bumps. Only fault is small light stain to one page. Inscription written on half title page and dated September 27, 1994.A Latino novel which explores the role of women in a machismo culture, straddling the Old World and the new. 467 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information)
Offered by Garrison House Books (United States)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
NY: FSG, 1994. Advance Reading Copy. Pictorial Wraps. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. ( more information)
Offered by Ash Grove Heirloom Books (United States)
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Face of an Angel
Chavez, Denise
NY: FSG, 1994. Dust jacket protected by Brodart cover. NEW COPY.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Fine. ( more information)
Offered by Ash Grove Heirloom Books (United States)
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