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Bitter Grounds
Bitter Grounds
Author: Sandra Benitez
Winner of the 1998 American Book Award — Spanning the years between 1932 and 1977, this beautifully told epic is set in the heart of El Salvador, where coffee plantations are the center of life for rich and poor alike. Following three generations of the Prieto Clan and the wealthy family they work for, this is the story of mothers and daug...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312195410
ISBN-10: 0312195419
Publication Date: 8/15/1998
Pages: 464
Rating:
  • Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
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4.6 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I absolutely adored this book. Unfortunately, because of that, I will not be reposting it as I plan to keep it and loan it out to my daughter and girlfriends.
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Really a good book regarding coffee growing plantations in El Salvador. Very moving and lyrical.
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Three generations of workers and coffee plantation owners - through the oftentimes discouraging politics, uprisings, poverty, family tragedies in El Salvador. Beautifully written.
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Wow, I'm an avid reader of literature and this book is one of the best I've read in years, a real classic. Set on a fina, coffee plantation in San Salvador you follow 3 generations of a family and the wealthy family they work for.

I learned so much about the San Salvadorian history and culture. The characters are all wonderfully drawn, and interwoven into each other's lifes. Benitez is a wonderful story teller!
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This is really a paperback even though it comes up as hardcover.


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