In this love story of impossible odds, award-winning writer Tim Z. Hernandez weaves a rich and visionary portrait of Bea Franco, the real woman behind famed American author Jack Kerouac's "The Mexican Girl." Set against an ominous backdrop of California in the 1940's, deep in the agricultural heartland of the Great Central Valley, Ma???ana Means Heaven reveals the desperate circumstances that lead a married woman to an illicit affair with an young, aspiring writer.
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In this love story of impossible odds, award-winning writer Tim Z. Hernandez weaves a rich and visionary portrait of Bea Franco, the real woman behind famed American author Jack Kerouac's "The Mexican Girl." Set against an ominous backdrop of California in the 1940's, deep in the agricultural heartland of the Great Central Valley, Ma???ana Means Heaven reveals the desperate circumstances that lead a married woman to an illicit affair with an young, aspiring writer.
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Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Ex-Library expected imperfections.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Contains: Unspecified. Camino del Sol. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.
This was a real treat for me, having taught "On the Road" twice. We know that every character is based on an actual person, and we know who nearly all of them are. But not only to find out who "Terry" was, but to have it told from her point of view was a revelation.