The Almond Picker
Simonetta Agnello Hornby$20.39
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The child of poor farmers, La Mennulara became a maid for a well-to-do local family when she was only a girl; by dint of hard work and intelligence, she became the indispensable administrator of the family's affairs. Still, she was a mere servant, and now (as this story begins) she is dead.
As the details unfold about this mysterious woman, The Almond Picker assumes the witty suspense of a thriller, the emotional power of a love story, and the evocative atmosphere of a historical novel. Set in Sicily in the 1960s, a violent, complicated society in the midst of tumultuous change, The Almond Picker is the story of a woman who negotiated for her freedom as no one else dared.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 03/01/2006
ISBN: 9780312425067
Pages: 315
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
Review Citations: Foreword 05/01/2005 pg. 1