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The Amado women
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El Paso, Texas : Cinco Puntos Press, [2014].
Physical Desc:
234 pages ; 23 cm.
Status:
North Natomas
FICTION Zamorano, D.
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"Southern California is ground zero for upwardly mobile middle-class Latinas. Matriarchs like Mercy Amado--despite her drunken, philandering (now ex) husband--could raise three daughters and become a teacher. Now she watches helplessly as her daughters drift apart as adults. The Latino bonds of familia don't seem to hold. Everything they know comes crashing down in a random tragic moment and Mercy must somehow make what was broken whole again"--

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First edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
193595573X, 9781935955733

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"Southern California is ground zero for upwardly mobile middle-class Latinas. Matriarchs like Mercy Amado--despite her drunken, philandering (now ex) husband--could raise three daughters and become a teacher. Now she watches helplessly as her daughters drift apart as adults. The Latino bonds of familia don't seem to hold. Everything they know comes crashing down in a random tragic moment and Mercy must somehow make what was broken whole again"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Zamorano, D. (2014). The Amado women. First edition. El Paso, Texas, Cinco Puntos Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Zamorano, Désirée. 2014. The Amado Women. El Paso, Texas, Cinco Puntos Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Zamorano, Désirée, The Amado Women. El Paso, Texas, Cinco Puntos Press, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Zamorano, Désirée. The Amado Women. First edition. El Paso, Texas, Cinco Puntos Press, 2014.

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