Soy La Avon Lady and Other Stories

by Lorraine López

Book Overview

Soy la Avon Lady and Other Stories, is a stunning debut collection of short stories that explore identity issues in the Latino community. The cast of characters in these stories include a young boy-impelled by his guilt over failing to prevent his parents' divorce-who seeks to save an abandoned baby, an elderly man attempting to invoke his dead wife by regularly donning her clothing and make-up, a former National Guardsman whose failed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880684861
• ISBN13: 9781880684863
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Curbstone Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

SMART, FUNNY, REAL

Lorraine Lopez's debut collection, Soy La Avon Lady, is even better than its title. The stories in this book illustrate the complexities of everyday life.This is a work that defies classification. It's obvious that Lopez takes a very serious approach to her characters-- mostly Chicanos living in New Mexico. However, these stories lack the stultifying weight common to fiction which strives for seriousness. The result is a compelling cast of characters who bring with them their own truth in its sadness, hillarity and the spectrum of human emotions dwelling in-between.