AUGUST BOOK OF THE MONTH: THE TASTE OF SUGAR BY MARISEL VERA
The Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club is proud to announce its selection for August's Book of the Month. THE TASTE OF SUGAR by Marisel Vera W.W. Norton & Co. “A family saga set against the backdrop of Puerto Rico in the late 1800s, THE TASTE OF SUGAR plunges us into a world where people who are struggling with profound poverty, abuse and discrimination manage to preserve their hopes, dignity, grace and the familial love that holds them together. Marisel Vera’s novel is a real contribution to the literature about the immigrant experience of yesterday―and today.” - María Amparo Escandón, author of Esperanza’s Box of Saints and González and Daughter Trucking Co. SUMMARY: It is 1898, and groups of starving Puerto Ricans, los hambrientos , roam the parched countryside and dusty towns begging for food. Under the yoke of S...