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The Almond Picker
The Almond Picker
Author: Simonetta Agnello Hornby, Alastair McEwen (Translator)
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,...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374901561
ISBN-10: 0374901562
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Catty gossip book without the guilt! Fun book to read because it gives an entire towns' perspective on one person. It makes the reader wonder, âWas Mennulara good or evil?â In the process, we hear the âwholeâ story. It takes a little while to tell the whole story however.
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Was a bit hard to follow so I struggled through until the last 50 or 75 pages. Then the story began to reveal itself. Not as bad as I had originally thought.


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