Paradise |
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| Author:
| Castedo, Elena |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8021-3427-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1995 |
| Publisher: | Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $13.00 |
Book Description:
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In this ingenious satire, Solita, the not quite ten-year-old daughter of refugees from Franco’s Spain, is whisked from the urban ghetto of Galmeda to El Topaz, the lush hacienda of a wealthy eccentric, which her mother assures her will be paradise. But behind its beautiful façade, El Topaz is a quagmire of social subterfuge, from its politicking adults to its spiteful children, and Solita finds herself alone in a glittery world where you couldn’t trust anything. Or...
More DescriptionIn this ingenious satire, Solita, the not quite ten-year-old daughter of refugees from Franco’s Spain, is whisked from the urban ghetto of Galmeda to El Topaz, the lush hacienda of a wealthy eccentric, which her mother assures her will be paradise. But behind its beautiful façade, El Topaz is a quagmire of social subterfuge, from its politicking adults to its spiteful children, and Solita finds herself alone in a glittery world where you couldn’t trust anything. Or anybody. You had to navigate completely on your own.”