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La nina seria, the serious child. That's how Consuelo's mother has cast her pensive, book-loving daughter, while Consuelo's younger sister Mili, is seen as vivacious--a ray of tropical sunshine. Two daughters: one dark, one light; one to offer...
"This almost Dickensian book takes an in-depth, longitudinal look at poverty in the South Bronx from 1988 to 2001. Told through the lens of one family, the siblings Jessica and Cesar, and their most important relationships with Boy George and Coco..."
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"This book will stick with me for quite awhile. I can't imagine the hours of research, interviews and observations the author logged to show a family in the Bronx."
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"I would rate this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. From the queen of Troy to Penelope awaiting her husband on the shores of Ithaca to the priestess of Apollo to the three goddesses that started the feud, A Thousand Ships narrates the untold stories of wom..."
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1922. When a leading Hollywood film director is found shot dead, Irish-American investigator Tom Collins is called in by studio boss Mack Sennett, whose troubled star, Mabel Normand, is rumoured to be involved. But Normand has gone missing, and...