Evenings at the Argentine Club by Amante, Julia

Evenings at the Argentine Club (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780446581622)

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Evenings at the Argentine Club by Amante, Julia

Evenings at the Argentine Club

$21.99
Evenings at the Argentine Club by Amante, Julia

Evenings at the Argentine Club

$21.99
Format: Paperback
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Victor and Jaqueline Torres imagined moving to the U.S. would bring happiness and prosperity-instead they found a world of frustration. While Victor put long hours into his restaurant business, Jaqui devoted her life to her daughters, until they grew up and moved on. Even their eldest, Victoria, is torn trying to reconcile being the perfect Argentine daughter and an independent American woman.

Antonio and Lucia Orteli face the same realities, especially when their only son Eric leaves their close-knit Argentine community in pursuit of his own dreams. When Eric unexpectedly shows up at the Argentine Club-the heart of the Argentine community in southern California-he starts a series of events that will bring these two families closer than ever. New relationships are formed and old ones are put to the test, as everyone must learn how to balance different cultures-and different dreams-without hurting those they love.

Author: Julia Amante
ISBN-10: 0446581623
ISBN-13: 9780446581622
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/25/2009
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.84h x 5.30w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/27/2009 pg. 44
Romantic Times 09/01/2009 pg. 59 - Excellent
Booklist 09/01/2009 pg. 38
Multicultural Review 12/01/2009 pg. 51
By Julia Amante
By Julia Amante
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Julia Amante had the misfortune of growing up away from the extended family that is so valued in the Latin culture, but missed out on very little of what it means to be Argentine. Asados were sacred meals shared together on weekends. Cheering for the Argentine soccer team was a must, as were the weekly pilgrimages to the Argentine Club in Los Angeles where the young Americanized kids hid under the tables and watched the adults dance tango until the wee hours of the morning. Julia giggled right along with the rest of the kids at how "geeky" the parents looked, but was secretly intrigued by the romantic culture and passionate music.

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