Esperanza

I was eight when my father brought me to one of the big houses at the top of Esperanza Street and left me with Mary Morelos. I haven't the time to fix broken wings,' she said. Does he have any trouble with discipline?' My father glanced at me before answering. So begins the story of Joseph, houseboy to the once-wealthy Mary Morelos, who lives in the three-storey Spanish colonial house at the top of Esperanza Street. Through Joseph's eyes we witness the destruction of the community to which they are both, in their own way, bound. Set in a port town in the Philippines, Niyati Keni's evocative and richly populated debut novel is about criminality under the guise of progress, freedom or the illusion of it, and about how the choices we make are ultimately the real measure of who we are. About the author Niyati Keni was born in London. She studied medicine and still practises as a physician. She has travelled extensively within Asia, including in the Philippines, where her debut novel is set. Keni is based in West Sussex, England.

  Author(s): Maria Amaparo Escandon Title: Esperanza's Box of Saints ISBN: 0 330 39199 2 Publisher: Simon and Schuster This Edition: First British edition Year of Publication: 2000 Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published: 1999 (New York) Binding: paperback Number of pages: 244 Weight: 297g Condition: Very good Please see pictures below, as these form part of the description.  

1876.  19-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst arrives as a lady's maid at the great country house of Evenwood.  But Esperanza is no ordinary servant.  Her task it to uncover the dark and dangerous secrets that her new mistress has sought to conceal, and set right a past injustice in which Espearanza's own interests are bound up.  Gradually those secrets are revealed and Esperanza becomes enmeshed in a complicated web of intrigue, deceit, murder and betrayal.  Soft cover, fairly good condition.  The cover has minor scuffing and creasing.  534 pages.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days As a "step" in her large family, Tania doesn't feel like she fits in. Especially at the swank upstate hotel that the family runs, one that caters to the rich and famous NYC clientele. One day, famous athlete Jackie Robinson pries Tania out of her shell by asking her to play ping-pong. He talks to her kindly, helping to bolster her self-esteem. That chance encounter lead to a lifetime friendship between Tania and Jackie. From that point on, they corresponded constantly, until Jackie's death in 1972. A surprising, intimate portrait of an American hero and trailblazer -- as told through the eyes of an innocent young girl, who grew up to share this 'real' side of Jackie Robinson. Features Summary As a "step" in her large family, Tania doesn't feel like she fits in. Especially at the swank upstate hotel that the family runs, one that caters to the rich and famous NYC clientele... Author Tania Grossinger (Author), Charles George Esperanza (Illustrator) Publisher Sky Pony Press Release date 20170408 Pages 32 ISBN 1-5107-1270-4 ISBN 13 978-1-5107-1270-6