Who Would Have Thought It? (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage)
by Maria Amparo Ruiz De Burton, Rosaura Sanchez
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Author: Maria Amparo Ruiz De Burton, Rosaura SanchezEditor: Beatrice Pita
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1995-11
ISBN: 1558850813
Number of pages: 298
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
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Book Review: Entertaining view of Civil War, gender, and class conflicts.
Summary: 5 Stars
Who Would Have Thought It? by Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton, re-released by Arte Publico Press in 1995, is an entertaining examination of the Civil War, gender and class conflicts during the 1860's in the United States. The story begins when Lola, a young Spanish girl whose mother has recently died, comes to live in New England with the Norval family. While Mrs. Norval is not interested in the young "black" girl, she is interested in the gold and precious stones that were left to the girl by her dying mother. While her husband tries to find Lola's father, Mrs Norval schemes to get rich, as do the local "ministers." Meantime, the Civil Wat complicates matters for everyone, leading all the characters through a plot of treachery, lust, and intrigue. Who Would Have Thought It? is a delightful commentary on the American social culture of the 1860's.
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