|
Browse
by Author: |
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
K
L LL
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
V
W
|
| |
|
Buy
it Now
| Canicula
: Snapshots of a Girlhood En La Frontera by Norma Elia
Cantu
$37.00 Paperback,
144 pgs (July 1997)
University of New
Mexico Press; Dimensions (in inches): 0.47 x 8.04
x 6.06
Seizing upon Roland
Barthes's writings on photography, Cantu reconstructs her childhood
on the U.S./Mexican border, teaching us that the border itself is an
artificial barrier. This is a moving story of an American family
that has worked hard and sacrificed much.
|
Buy
it Now
| Santitos
by Maria
Amparo Escandon
$10.47
Paperback,
220 pgs (Feb 1999)
Bantam Doubleday Dell
Pub (Trd Pap); Dimensions (in inches): 0.82 x
8.47 x 5.99
After the
disappearance of her only child, who never makes it out of the
hospital after a routine operation, Esperanza is convinced that her daughter has
been sold into prostitution. The poor, young, widowed Mexican woman reinvents herself as a whore
so that she'll blend in. This unlikely sex goddess goes from wearing
sensible shoes to sexy clothes, and lugs her precious box of saints
along every step of her journey. |
|
Buy
it Now
| La
Ley Del Amor by Laura
Esquivel
$11.20 Paperback,
288 pgs
Bk&Cd Rom edition (Oct 1997)
Random House (Paper);
Dimensions (in inches): 0.83 x 9.11 x 6.05
After one night
of passion, Azucena, an astro-analyst in twenty-third-century Mexico
City, is separated from her Twin Soul, Rodrigo, and journeys across
the galaxy and through past lives to find her lost love,
encountering a deadly enemy along the way.
|
Buy
it Now
| Como
Agua Para Chocolate by Laura
Esquivel
$9.95 Paperback,
247 pgs
(June 1994)
Anchor; Dimensions (in inches): 0.59 x 6.83 x 4.16
Earthy, magical, and
utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century
Mexico has a blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit.
While still in her mother's womb, Sra. de la Garza's daughter to be
weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips
out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. Food soon becomes a
way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef. She shares
special points of her favorite preparations with listeners
throughout the story. |
|
Browse
by Author: |
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
K
L LL
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
V
W
| |
| |
