Tarnished beauty
Subtitle: a novel
By: Cecilia Samartin
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9781416549512
Subjects: Illegal aliens; Mexicans; Psychiatric hospitals; Interpersonal relations; Fiction
Description: Jamilet, a beautiful young woman is marred by a shockingly gruesome birthmark.  She is shunned by the villagers in her Mexican village. In search of a medical salvation she crosses the border illegally to Los Angeles. She finds work at a mental hospital where she comes in contact with an elderly Spanish gentleman. The two of them form a spiritual bond that is more healing than modern medicine could ever be.
Notes: Includes an excerpt of the author's Vigil.