By: Margo Candela
Genres: Multicultural Latin American | Contemporary Chick Lit
Posted: May 30, 2007
With a decidedly Latina flair, Ms. Candela demonstrates that the aspirations—and life crises—of an educated Hispanic woman in America are not much different than those of women in any other culture. Her roundly multicultural cast of characters affords her the privilege of highlighting cultural uniqueness without dwelling on the all too often negatives of race.
A quick, fun read, UNDERNEATH IT ALL will keep the reader laughing with the hilarious images of people she's sure to know, if not of herself. Ms. Candela brings a fresh and much needed voice to the women's fiction genre.
Book Summary
In a traditional family, the last thing you can be is who you really are, but it's time for Jacqueline Sanchez to find the woman underneath it all...
Everyone has their role. My mother is the martyr, my father the distant unapproachable figure, and Noel, with a few brief stints in jail, is considered misunderstood, not a handsome loser. Yolie is just outspoken, not a miserable bitter shrew, which would be her clinical diagnosis in the "real" world. And the rest of my brothers and sisters have problems that my parents consider normal, like bad marriages, unruly children, and too many bills. So is it a surprise that I'm considered the troublemaker of the family?
Not happy at home? Move away for college. Hate your job? Find another one. Fallen out of lust, er, love with your husband? Divorce him. I, so far, am the anomaly--or flake--in the family because I'm vocal about how unnecessary it is to be unhappy, and how important it is to do something about it to change your circumstances (thank you, Zoloft!). If I had it my way, my whole family would be comparing dosages at the dinner table the way some families talk about sports or politics...
by: Margo Candela
Kensington
January 1, 2007
On Sale: December 26, 2006
Featuring: Jacqueline Sanchez
352 pages
ISBN: 0758215703
EAN: 9780758215703
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