Even after her friends and family discourage the journey,
Mariposilla decides to leave her childhood home in Spanish Colonial
Mexico to travel to America, where she can have a fresh start.
While Mariposilla herself longs for the beautiful sight of American
lands, she wants the experience for her frail and ill child,
Marjorie, even more. As the two leave behind their old home, they
are in awe of the scenery and people they meet along the way.
Befriending strangers and staying in hotel after hotel, Mariposilla
is delighted by the sight of her child become full of wonder and
happiness, livelier than she had ever seen her before. Each person
Mariposilla meets is characterized with intimate detail, as she
exposes them with her sharp intelligence, compassion, and wit.
Taking the advice of someone they met on the journey, Mariposilla
and her daughter settle in a town in Southern California called San
Gabriel. There, they meet Mrs. Sanderson, who, though seems
agreeable at first, has less than desirable intentions. Caught up
in Marjorie's steady improvement and happiness, Mariposilla finds
herself overlooking red flags, and submitting to Mrs. Sanderson
without meaning to. Meanwhile, as Mariposilla adjusts her
perspective and settles into her new home, she falls hopelessly in
love. With her daughter's health improving, and the blossoming of a
new romance, Mariposilla feels at peace and content for the first
time in a long time. However, even though the promise of the
American dream brought her into the country, as Mariposilla becomes
immersed in the culture, she soon realizes that a nightmare is much
more common. Through thorough description and a unique perspective
Mariposilla examines human nature at both its best and worst.
Featuring beautiful and vivid descriptions of the landscapes,
characters, and events, Mariposilla by Mary Stewart Daggett
enlightens readers on social conventions and customs of Southern
California during the 19th century. By depicting a setting not
often represented and featuring a main character who immigrated to
America, this novel offers a fresh perspective on historical
fiction with representation uncommon in literature published during
the 19th century, or even in recent literary works. This edition of
Mary Stewart Daggett's Mariposilla is now presented in an
easy-to-read font and features a new, eye-catching cover design,
making it both readable and modern.
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