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The Empress Of The Splendid Season: A Novel
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Pulitzer PrizeWinning Author Oscar Hijuelos Brings The Joys And Heartbreaks Of TwentiethCentury America Vividly To Life In This Tender Novel (New York Times Book Review).Lydia EspaaOnce A Wealthy, Spoiled Daughter Of CubaWorks At A Sewing Factory In New York. Adjusting To Her Sharp Change Of Circumstances, Missing The Days When Her Prosperous Father Provided Her With Every Luxury, She Ruminates On The Incident That Drove Her Away From Her Homeland In The Late 1940SUntil She Falls In Love With Raul, A Kindhearted, WorkingClass Waiter Who Sees Lydia As The Queen Of The Congo Line She Used To Be: The Empress Of The Most Beautiful And Splendid Season, Which Is Love.Despite Their Age Difference, A Loving Marriage Follows, As Well As Two Children. Lydia Revels In Her Newfound Happiness, But When RaulS Health Declines, She Finds Her Fortunes Reversed Yet Again. Now Working As A Cleaning Lady, Lydia CanT Help But Contrast Her Experiences With Those Of Her Clients, Whose Secret Lives And DayToDay Realities Are So Starkly Different From Her OwnBut Over Time, The Role May Prove To Be Just What She Needs To Secure A Better Life For Her Children.Written With Absorbing, Magnetic Prose, This Tenderly Rendered Novel Follows A Proud, Hardworking Woman Through The Ups And Downs Of Her Life. It Is Hijuelos At His Masterful Best, A Lasting And Expert Portrayal Of The Highs And Lows Of ChasingAnd LivingThe American Dream.Includes A Reading Group Guide.
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