Title: The reddening path
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.
Subjects: Fiction, general, Mothers and daughters, fiction, Central america, fiction, Yiddish Short stories, Women authors, Translations into English, Fiction, Adopted children