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The Almond Picker

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Availability:In StockContributor:Simonetta Agnello Hornby, Alastair McEwen (Translator)Publish date:2006-03-01Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9780312425067ISBN-10:312425066UPC:9780312425067Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Mystery & Detective, Family LifeBook Topic:HistoricalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCSXSS825H

The child of poor farmers, La Mennulara became a maid for a well-to-do local family when she was only a girl; by dint of hard work and intelligence, she became the indispensable administrator of the family's affairs. Still, she was a mere servant, and now (as this story begins) she is dead.

As the details unfold about this mysterious woman, The Almond Picker assumes the witty suspense of a thriller, the emotional power of a love story, and the evocative atmosphere of a historical novel. Set in Sicily in the 1960s, a violent, complicated society in the midst of tumultuous change, The Almond Picker is the story of a woman who negotiated for her freedom as no one else dared.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9780312425067ISBN-10:312425066UPC:9780312425067Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Mystery & Detective, Family LifeBook Topic:HistoricalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCSXSS825H
Simonetta Agnello Hornby was born in Palermo, Italy. She finished her law studies in England, where she now lives and where she is a chairman of the Tribunal of Special Educational Needs. The Almond Picker is her first book.
Publisher: Picador USA

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