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Bitter Grounds - by Sandra Benitez (Paperback)

Name: Bitter Grounds - by Sandra Benitez (Paperback)
Brand: Picador USA
SKU: 90808794
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Winner of the 1998 American Book Award Spanning the years between 1932 and 1977, this beautifully told epic is set in the heart of El Salvador, where coffee plantations are the center of life for rich and poor alike.
About the Author: Sandra Benitez's first novel was A Place Where the Sea Remembers.
464 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Sagas

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About the Book

"A story of passion, politics, death, and love" (Isabel Allende), this page-turning saga spans the years between 1932 and 1977, and is set in the heart of El Salvador, where coffee plantations are the center of life for rich and poor alike.

Book Synopsis

Winner of the 1998 American Book Award

Spanning the years between 1932 and 1977, this beautifully told epic is set in the heart of El Salvador, where coffee plantations are the center of life for rich and poor alike. Following three generations of the Prieto Clan and the wealthy family they work for, this is the story of mothers and daughters who live, love, and die for their passions.

Review Quotes

"Grabs us at the most visceral level . . . Benitez's clear writing and considerable imagination enable her to make the political personal, luminous, and even comic." --Ms.

"An elegant epic . . . Benitez is a remarkable storyteller." --The Denver Post

"Packs an emotional punch . . . A compelling read." --The Boston Globe

"Explores passion, politics, love, death and betrayal in an intricately plotted mystery . . . Moving and lyrical." --Minneapolis Star Tribune

About the Author

Sandra Benitez's first novel was A Place Where the Sea Remembers. She grew up in El Salvador, attended high school and college in Missouri, and now divides her time between Edina, Minnesota, where she teaches creative writing, and Mexico.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.55 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 464

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Sagas

Publisher: Picador USA

Format: Paperback

Author: Sandra Benitez

Language: English

Street Date: August 15, 1998

TCIN: 90808794

UPC: 9780312195410

Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-0863

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.3 inches length x 6 inches width x 9 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 1.55 pounds

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