Mama Fela's Girls

by Ana Baca

Mama Fela, a skilled seamstress, is the aging matriarch of the Romero clan in Santa Luc -a, a small town in northeastern New Mexico at the height of the Great Depression. Her six-year-old granddaughter and constant companion, Cipriana, delights in the Shirley Temple movies that occasionally come to the town's theater. Through Cipriana's eyes, we see her parents' struggles over money. Graciela, Cipriana's mother, is a teacher in a rural school system...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826340237
• ISBN13: 9780826340238
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Fictional History at its Best

The author's flowing and engaging writing lends a unique historical perspective to the socio-cultural factors of one segment of our society. The setting is that of the Great Depression era, a time in history that continues to exert its influence. The book brings to life, with admirable attention to historical detail, the characters' adaptive responses (both positive and negative) to trying circumstances. The parallels between that point in time and the challenges facing us today make this work especially relevant. I recommend this book to both history buffs and students of the dynamics between historical events and socio-cultural unfolding.

Mama Fela's Girls

This is a superb book that covers issues of daily living and struggles of the Hispanic Educator in the 30's and 40's in New Mexico. It is a book that all adults and youth should read if they truly want to understand the culture of the Extended Hispanic Family. I laughed and cried throughout the entire reading of this book. It truly touches the experience of many Hispanic Male and Female alike in their efforts toward racial equality in life and education.A superb job by Ana Baca the author. Let's have a sequal!