Latin Satins

Author: Terri de la Peña
ISBN: 9781878067524

Full of humor, tenderness and salsa, this second novel by Terri de la Pena, the prize-winning author of Margins, tells the story of the lives and loves of a group of young Chicana singers in Santa Monica, California - the irrepressible Latin Satins.Jessica Tamayo is a childcare worker by day, and by night the Satins' songwriter. Her closest friends are the women she sings with, yet sharing a house with the three other members of the group - sensible cousin Cindi, tough-talking Chic and single mother Rita - isn't always easy. Remembered losses, tangled love affairs and the hard work of making a living and surviving take their toll. When Jessica's job is threatened because she's a lesbian, and Rita's daughter learns too early how racism can hurt, all of the women find their courage tested.

Publisher: Seal Press
Publish Date: 1994

Subjects: Fiction / General, Fiction / Literary

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Fiction)