Overview
Un viaje desde el corazón de Queens hasta Manhattan.
Aunque se siente orgullosa de sus orígenes latinos y del ambiente multicultural de su barrio, Valentina sueña con abandonar Queens para poder cumplir el sueño de ser decoradora.
Haciendo gala de un estilo vibrante y rebelde, lleno de referencias a Lolita, El guardián entre el centeno o Sexo en Nueva York, la periodista y escritora María Zabay construye en Valentina una novela basada en las aventuras y desventuras de una antiheroína de Queens que utiliza su picardía y sensualidad para escapar de su destino mientras sobrevive en el espejismo de sofisticación de Manhattan. Una novela original, excitante y divertida que aborda temas de gran actualidad como el racismo, la lucha por las oportunidades, la desigualdad y el papel del deseo y el sexo en las relaciones de poder.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A modern, fun, and acrimonious heroine.
A journey from the heart of Queens to Manhattan.
Even though Valentina feels proud of her Latin origins and the multicultural ambience of her barrio, she dreams of leaving Queens to fulfill her dream of becoming a decorator. Displaying a vibrant and rebellious style, filled with references to Lolita, The Catcher in the Rye, and Sex and the City, in Valentina, journalist and writer María Zabay creates a novel based on the adventures and misadventures of a Queens antiheroine that uses her naughtiness and sensuality to escape her destiny while surviving the mirage of Manhattan sophistication. An original, exciting, entertaining novel that addresses subjects of great current interest, such as racism, the fight for fair chances, inequality, and the role of desire and sex in power relations.
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