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Servant's Tale
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Servant's Tale Paperback - 2001

by Paula Fox; Introduction by Melanie Rehak

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Torn from her tropical homeland, a woman takes a job as a servant in the barrio and, paradoxically, grows more independent. This is the story of a life that is simple on the surface but full of depth and richness underneath.

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From the publisher

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.

Details

  • Title Servant's Tale
  • Author Paula Fox; Introduction by Melanie Rehak
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2001-09-17
  • ISBN 9780393322859 / 0393322858
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.36 x 5.58 x 0.8 in (21.23 x 14.17 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Caribbean Area, African American women
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002278845
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • New York Times, 11/04/2001, Page 36

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