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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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This Side of Providence

This Side of Providence

Harper, Rachel M.

Paperback

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Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 1938849760
ISBN13: 9781938849763
Publisher: Prospect Park Books
Published: Mar 29 2016
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
It is a book of such power that it is as if a completely new layer of the American experience has been exposed to our view...not one line is wasted and every single word rings true. -Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple

Arcelia Perez fled Puerto Rico to escape a failed marriage and a history of abuse, but instead of finding her piece of the American dream, she ends up on the wrong side of Providence. With three young children, Arcelia follows a rocky path that ultimately leads to prison and an agonizing drug withdrawal. But her real challenge comes when she's released and must figure out how to stay clean and reunite the family that has unraveled in her absence.

Through rotating narrators, we hear from the characters whose lives and futures are inextricably linked with Arcelia's own uncertain fate: her charming, street-savvy son, Cristo, and brilliant daughter Luz; their idealistic teacher, Miss Valenti n, who battles her own demons; and the enigmatic Snowman, her landlord and confidante.

This powerful story of hope and redemption reveals the un- acknowledged side of one of our oldest American cities, where even the bleakest of realities can't destroy the bonds between parent and child. Rich in humanity, This Side of Providence is a novel of exceptional force and originality.

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