Margins

by Terri de la Peña

Veronica Melendez, a Chicana lesbian from a Southern California family, recovers from the physical and emotional injuries resulting from an auto accident while exploring relationships with two wildly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580050395
• ISBN13: 9781580050395
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Don't listen to Kirkus.

For some reason, the Kirkus reviewers have a real axe to grind with Terri de la Pena's work: They seem to think that SHE has an axe to grind, and one they don't much care for. If you enjoy original lesbian fiction, and/or if Spanglish is the language your heart speaks, you will love both this book and de la Pena's second, "Latin Satins". It's true that de la Pena is still developing as a writer, but her beginning ventures are much stronger than much of the dreck that passes for contemporary literature. I have to admit that, like the Kirkus reviewer, I didn't much care for Rene Talamantes either... but a one-dimensional character couldn't have pulled such a deep response from me. Veronica's family is very real, and Veronica's struggle to overcome her grief and find new meaning is poignant. I look forward to reading many, many more of de la Pena's novels.