The Reddening Path
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Thistledown Press
Published: February 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9781897235263
Subjects: Contemporary Women; American Contemporary Fiction - Individual Authors +; Fiction; Fiction - General
Description: This is the story of Paméla who, adopted as an infant by Hannah & Fern, a Toronto lesbian couple, travels to Guatamala to search for her birth mother. Her quest uncovers a tangle of political and romantic intrigue as Paméla discovers her Mayan heritage and learns about the complexities of life in Guatemala. Resonating throughout is an account of Malintzín, the Mayan slave who became Cortes' mistress.