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Caramelo, or, Puro Cuento

by Cisneros, Sandra
Edition statement:1st Vintage Contemporaires ed. Published by : Vintage Books, (New York :) Physical details: 443 p. ; 21 cm. ISBN:0679742581.
Subject(s): Mexican American families -- Fiction. | Grandparent and child -- Fiction. | Women -- Mexico -- Fiction. | Grandmothers -- Fiction. | Girls -- Fiction. | Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction. | Mexico -- Fiction. | Domestic fiction.
Year: 2003
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Fiction Book Cart Cis (Browse shelf) Available FUND: Book Fund 85977

Struggling to find a voice above the boom of her brothers and to understand her place on this side of the border and that, Lala is a shrewd observer of family life. But when she starts telling the Awful Grandmother's life story, seeking clues to how she got to be so awful, grandmother accuses Lala of exaggerating. Soon, a multigenerational family narrative turns into a whirlwind exploration of storytelling, lies, and life. Like the cherished rebozo, or shawl, that has been passed down through generations of Reyes women, Caramelo is alive with the vibrations of history, family, and love.

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