The Sunday Tertulia: A Novel“Heartfelt, intelligent. . . imagine Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club crossed with Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate. . . . Carlson’s love and appreciation for Latin cadences and culture comes though on every page.” — Los Angeles Times Claire is a young, struggling New Yorker whose understanding of life is enriched after a group of older and wiser Latina women bring her into a close-knit circle: their Upper West Side tertulia. Once a month, they come together for a Sunday afternoon of revelry, at which delicious food and strong opinions are served up in equal measure. Through their recollections and counsel, Claire comes to know the colorful, exotic, and sometimes contradictory attitudes that informed these women's lives. She begins to see her own challenges through a prism more poetic and worldly. Humorous and bittersweet, The Sunday Tertulia brings to life cherished Latin traditions and celebrates women's wisdom and spirituality. |
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... door . My editor , Julia Sere- brinsky , took me many steps further , allowing for better perspective . My work has been influenced by them all . Preface Every month or so on Sunday afternoon , Isabela X Acknowledgments.
... " she might say , " did you know that ancient Romans used to hang white roses from the ceilings in their homes ? Blos- somy white blooms only , which meant that any conver- 3 Every month or so on Sunday afternoon, Isabela, ...
... Isabela , forever calm and gracious , quiet and dignified , insistent in her counsel . And admired by us all . I happen to be the only gringa among us , and the youngest . This may be a fluke , but I like to think of it as destiny ...
... Isabela in that gar- den of wide lawns and shady paths as though it hap- pened yesterday . Soothing color splashed ... Isabela and three of her best friends , although I didn't know it at the time , happened to walk by the bench where I ...