The Sunday Tertulia: A Novel
Autor Lori Marie Carlsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 iun 2001
Claire is a young, struggling New Yorker whose understanding of life is enriched after a group of older and wiser Latina women bring her into a close-knit circle: their Upper West Side tertulia. Once a month, they come together for a Sunday afternoon of revelry, at which delicious food and strong opinions are served up in equal measure. Through their recollections and counsel, Claire comes to know the colorful, exotic, and sometimes contradictory attitudes that informed these women's lives. She begins to see her own challenges through a prism more poetic and worldly. Humorous and bittersweet, The Sunday Tertulia brings to life cherished Latin traditions and celebrates women's wisdom and spirituality.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780060953676
ISBN-10: 0060953675
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 127 x 181 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: HARPERCOLLINS;
Colecția HarperPerennial
ISBN-10: 0060953675
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 127 x 181 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: HARPERCOLLINS;
Colecția HarperPerennial
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Claire
is
a
young,
struggling
New
Yorker
whose
understanding
of
life
is
enriched
after
a
group
of
older
and
wiser
Latina
women
bring
her
into
a
close-knit
circle:
their
Upper
West
Sidetertulia.
Once
a
month,
they
come
together
for
a
Sunday
afternoon
of
revelry,
at
which
delicious
food
and
strong
opinions
are
served
up
in
equal
measure.Through
their
recollections
and
counsel,
Claire
comes
to
know
the
colorful,
exotic,
and
sometimes
contradictory
attitudes
that
through
a
prism
more
poetic
and
worldly.
Humorous
and
bittersweet,The
Sunday
Tertuliabrings
to
life
cherished
Latin
traditions
and
celebrates
women's
wisdom
and
spirituality.
Recenzii
"A
winner...imaginatively
written."
“Better than any psychoanalysis,The Sunday Tertuliashows how women can cure any soul ailment by giving each other sound advice, especially if it comes from the ancient voice of the earth, the one Latinas know well.”
"Carlson's first novel is a delightful story about female friendships and the trials that life brings to us...Carlson captures those special feelings that stem from being with and trusting close friends."
"Charming, wise and inspirational first novel...earthy, yet spiritual."
"Charming. . . The Sunday Tertuliais entertainment, a lovely froth of anecdote, advice and philosophy."
“Heartfelt, intelligent. . . imagine Amy Tan’sThe Joy Luck Clubcrossed with Laura Esquivel’sLike Water for Chocolate. . . . Carlson’s love and appreciation for Latin Cadences and culture comes though on every page.”
“Better than any psychoanalysis,The Sunday Tertuliashows how women can cure any soul ailment by giving each other sound advice, especially if it comes from the ancient voice of the earth, the one Latinas know well.”
"Carlson's first novel is a delightful story about female friendships and the trials that life brings to us...Carlson captures those special feelings that stem from being with and trusting close friends."
"Charming, wise and inspirational first novel...earthy, yet spiritual."
"Charming. . . The Sunday Tertuliais entertainment, a lovely froth of anecdote, advice and philosophy."
“Heartfelt, intelligent. . . imagine Amy Tan’sThe Joy Luck Clubcrossed with Laura Esquivel’sLike Water for Chocolate. . . . Carlson’s love and appreciation for Latin Cadences and culture comes though on every page.”