Mama Fela's Girls: A Novel
by Baca, Ana
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0826340237
- ISBN 13
- 9780826340238
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.: University of New Mexico Press, 2006. Fifth Edition . Hard Back. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4. 318 Pages. First editon of author's first novel. Red boards with gold spine lettering. Remainder mark on bottom page edges. No other marks or stamps to this otherwise As New book with a faultless interior. Mama Fela, a skilled seamstress,is the aging matriarch of the Romero clan in Santa Lucia, a small town in northeastern New Mexico at the height of the Great Depression. Her six-year-old granddaughter and constant companion, Cipriana, delights in the Shirley Temple movies that occasionally come tothe town's theater. Through Cipriana's eyes, we see her parents' struggles over money Graciela, Cipriana's mother, is a teacher in a rural school system who juggles the roles of wife, mother, and breadwinner. Cita, Cipriana's aunt who is in her mid-twenties, spends her days mothering neighbors, nieces, and a nephew, while dreaming of creative pursuits in a time and place where women's roles are strictly defined and dreams are stifled. Together, these strong women cope with the challenges of poverty and prejudice, striving to pull their families through these difficult times.
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- Bookseller
- Dons Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12780
- Title
- Mama Fela's Girls: A Novel
- Author
- Baca, Ana
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0826340237
- ISBN 13
- 9780826340238
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 6 1/4" x 9 1/4
- Keywords
- FICTION NEW MEXICO 1930S AUTHOR FIRST NOVEL 1934 Route 66 DEPRESSION
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