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320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780452282438
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Plume
Publication date: 01 December 2001
Description
Camila Henriquez Urena is about to retire from her longtime job teaching Spanish at Vassar College. Only now as she sorts through family papers does she begin to know the woman behind the legend of her mother, the revered Salome Urena, who died wh...
Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews
Moods
inspiring 73%
emotional 66%
informative 60%
sad 26%
hopeful 20%
challenging 13%
funny 6%
relaxing 6%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 30%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Death of parent, Chronic illnessModerate
Child death, Xenophobia, Miscarriage
320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780452282438
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Plume
Publication date: 01 December 2001
Description
Camila Henriquez Urena is about to retire from her longtime job teaching Spanish at Vassar College. Only now as she sorts through family papers does she begin to know the woman behind the legend of her mother, the revered Salome Urena, who died wh...
Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews
Moods
inspiring 73%
emotional 66%
informative 60%
sad 26%
hopeful 20%
challenging 13%
funny 6%
relaxing 6%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 30%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Death of parent, Chronic illnessModerate
Child death, Xenophobia, Miscarriage