Kissing the Virgin's Mouth

Guadalupe Magdalena Molina Vásquez -- wife, scoundrel, courtesan, mother -- is full of contradictions: she believes in love but is suspicious of men; she rejects religion but admires the Virgin Mary; she respects tradition while breaking all the rules. Here, in the Golden Zone of Teatán, Mexico, Magda tells her extraordinary life story -- from a poor Mexican barrio to American affluence, from wide-eyed childhood to worldly courtesan life, from full-blooded youth to oncoming blindness -- and bewitchingly imparts the hard-earned wisdom she has gained through the years.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 02/05/2002
ISBN: 9780060933586
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.07h x 5.31w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Booksense '76 Mar/Apr 2002 03/01/2002 pg. 1