{"product_id":"in-the-name-of-salome-9781616201036","title":"In the Name of Salome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her most ambitious work since In the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Time of Butterflies,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Julia Alvarez tells the story of a woman whose poetry inspired one Caribbean revolution—and of her daughter whose dedication to teaching strengthened another.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Camila Henriquez Urena is about to retire from her longtime job teaching Spanish at Vassar College. Only now as she sorts through family papers does she begin to know the woman behind the legend of her mother, the revered Salome Urena, who died when Camila was three. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     In stark contrast to Salome, who became the Dominican Republic's national poet at the age of seventeen, Camila has spent most of her life trying not to offend anybody. Her mother dedicated her life to educating young women to give them voice in their turbulent new nation; Camila has spent her life quietly and anonymously teaching the Spanish pluperfect to upper-class American girls with no notion of revolution, no knowledge of Salome Urena. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Now, in 1960, Camila must choose a final destination for herself. Where will she spend the rest of her days? News of the revolution in Cuba mirrors her own internal upheaval. In the process of deciding her future, Camila uncovers the truth of her mother's tragic personal life and, finally, finds a place for her own passion and commitment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Julia Alvarez has won a large and devoted audience by brilliantly illuminating the history of modern Caribbean America through the personal stories of its people. As a Latina, as a poet and novelist, and as a university professor, Julia Alvarez brings her own experience to this exquisite story.      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67934117036210,"sku":"9781616201036","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/in-the-name-of-salome-9781616201036","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}