A Servant's Tale (Paperback)

"A rare and wondrous thing....[Fox] knows how to create a character."—Vogue

Luisa de la Cueva was born on the Caribbean island of Malagita, of a plantation owner's son and a native woman, a servant in the kitchen. Her years on Malagita were sweet with the beauty of bamboo, banana, and mango trees with flocks of silver-feathered guinea hens underneath, the magic of a victrola, and the caramel flan that Mama sneaked home from the plantation kitchen. Luisa's father, fearing revolution, takes his family to New York. In the barrio his once-powerful name means nothing, and the family establishes itself in a basement tenement. For Luisa, Malagita becomes a dream. Luisa does not dream of going to college, as her friend Ellen does, or of winning the lottery, as her father does. She takes a job as a servant and, paradoxically, grows more independent. She marries and later raises a son alone. She works as a servant all her life. A Servant's Tale is the story of a life that is simple on the surface but full of depth and richness as we come to know it, a story told with consummate grace and compassion by Paula Fox.

"[A] book I absolutely loved....Marvelously observed, horrific without being violent, modesty and reticent."—Marina Warner, author of From the Beast to the Blonde

General

Imprint:	W.W. Norton & Company Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2001
First published:	September 2001
Authors:	Paula Fox
Introduction by:	'Melanie Rehak
Dimensions:	211 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	321
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-32285-9
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-393-32285-8
Barcode:	9780393322859

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