| Palm Latitudes Contributor(s): Braverman, Kate (Author) |
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ISBN: 1583225722 ISBN-13: 9781583225721 Publisher: Seven Stories Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Widely acclaimed as a masterpiece, this novel from the O. Braverman explores the intertwined lives of three women--a prosperous whore, a murderous housewife, and a weary matriarch--who await absolution and revelation in the bougainvillea- and violence-filled barrio of Los Angeles. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Sagas |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003009348 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.5" W x 8.25" (1.00 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written nearly a decade after Lithium for Medea, Palm Latitudes, Kate Braverman's second novel and arguably her chef d'oeuvre, explores the intertwined lives of three women who await absolution and revelation in the bougainvillea- and violence-filled barrio of Los Angeles. Frances Ramos is a voluptuous prostitute who flaunts her wealth and is held in high esteem by the local street gangs. Gloria Hernandez is a dutiful young wife and mother--until her husband's act of betrayal sparks her growing estrangement and fury. Marta Ortega, a prophetic old woman connected viscerally with the forces/elements of nature, nods as past and present mingle and quietly charts the cross-pollenization of her turbulent neighborhood, and of human destiny. |