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Synopsis
América Gonzales es empleada de un hotel en una isla en la costa de Puerto Rico, donde limpia los cuartos de extranjeros ricos que miran de reojo. Su madre alcohólica le tiene resentimiento. . . su novio Correa, quien es casado le pega. . . y su hija de catorce años piensa que su vida seria mejor en cualquier otro lugar menos donde esté America.Asi que cuando le ofrecen la oportunidad de trabajar como criada y niñera para una familia en el municipio de Weschester, Nueva York, America cree que ha encontrado una puerta de escape. Pero al mismo tiempo en que disfruta del lujo relativo de su nueva vida atreviéndose incluso a querer a otro hombre que no sea Correa, América tiene que luchar contra la constante sensación de que nunca podra escapar su pasado, no importa lo que haga.
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About the Author
Esmeralda Santiago has written for such publications as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Christian Science Monitor. Born in Puerto Rico, she is a graduate of Harvard University and lives in Katonah, NY. When I Was Puerto Rican. América's Dream is her first novel.
Review
"Con esta novela, Santiago se ha estableciado como una de las voces mas poderosas de la ficciin americana.""Boston Globe"Desearia poder escribir como Esmeralda Santiago! Lea este libro; dejese inspirar.""Autora de Waiting to Exhale"Emocionante y lleno de incertidumbre. El viaje fabuloso de Amarica Gonzales...es realizado con dominio.""Chicago Tribune
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- PublisherHarper Perennial
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 006092828X
- ISBN 13 9780060928285
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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