num_pages: 208
description: The Signe family is blessed with two daughters. Consuelo, the elder, is thought of as pensive and book-loving, the serious child-la niña seria-while Mili, her younger sister, is seen as vivacious, a ray of tropical sunshine. Two daughters: one dark, one light; one to offer comfort and consolation, the other to charm and delight. But, for all the joy both girls should bring, something is not right in this Puerto Rican family; a tragedia is developing, like a tumor, at its core.In this fierce, funny, and sometimes startling novel, we follow a young woman's quest to negotiate her own terms of survival within the confines of her culture and her family.magazine"Judith Ortiz Cofer has created a character who takes us by the hand on a journey of self-discovery. She reminds readers young and old never to forget our own responsibilities, and to enjoy life with all its joys and sorrows."--Bessy Reyna, MultiCultural Review
language: English
title: The Meaning of Consuelo
titlecomplete: The Meaning of Consuelo
genres: Fiction, Family, Cultural, Coming Of Age, Young Adult, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, 21st Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 794
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Américas Award
publisher: Beacon Press