Luisa de la Cueva and her family leave their home on a small Caribbean island and try to start a new life in the barrios of New York
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Paula Fox (1923--2017) was the author of Desperate Characters, The Widow's Children, A Servant's Tale, The God of Nightmares, Poor George, The Western Coast, and Borrowed Finery: A Memoir, among other books.
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Seller: Cape Cod Booksellers, Yarmouth, MA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. North Point Press, 1984, First Edition, 8vo, 321 pages. Book and jacket in very good+ condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # GD011147BC9S1
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE- dust-jacket. Some fading to dj. NOT price-clipped. NOT remainder marked. NOT book club edition. NOT ex-library. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. Seller Inventory # SKU1003442
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. Publisher: North Point Press, 1984. FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. As new. Pristine. Seller Inventory # 000470
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Publisher: North Point Press, San Francisco, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. PRISTINE. As New. Unread. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. Seller Inventory # SKU1020412
Seller: Ash Grove Heirloom Books, Pueblo, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book has a bump to upper corner of front board. Dust jacket has sunning shadows to front and back and a sunned spine. Dust jacket protected by a removable plaxtic cover. Seller Inventory # 006680
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0865471649I3N10
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good in Very good dust jacket. 2nd printing. Seller Inventory # Bing63406
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing. The story of a woman, born on a Caribbean island whose family, fearing revolution, flees to New York City where they take up life in a basement tenement, and young Luisa puts aside her dreams and takes up life as a servant. A simple and understated novel on the surface, but told with compassion and grace, 321 pp. Very good in a near fine dust jacket. (hint of spine slant, gift inscription.). Seller Inventory # 53649
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Fine in very good dust jacket. Hardcover is a nice clean copy, almost new. Dustwrapper spine lightly faded with white portions lightly browned. Seller Inventory # 251418
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Tears and creasing on the front free endpaper and some foxing on the page edges thus very good in a near fine dust jacket with some fading on the spine. Seller Inventory # 614639