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Who Would Have Thought It?

By Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton
Introduction by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes
Edited by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes
Notes by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes

By Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton
Introduction by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes
Edited by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes
Notes by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes

By Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton
Introduction by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes
Edited by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes
Notes by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes

By Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton
Introduction by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes
Edited by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes
Notes by Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes

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    About Who Would Have Thought It?

    A major rediscovery—the first novel by a Mexican American Woman

    María Amparo Ruiz de Burton was the first Mexican American woman to write novels in English and the first nineteenth-century California writer to publish a novel in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War. Her first book, Who Would Have Thought It?, tells the story of Lola, a young, orphaned Mexican girl rescued from Indian captors by one Dr. Norval, who returns with Lola to his New England home. Though the townspeople initially shun the interloper, they become transfixed by Lola once word about the gold accompanying her gets out. Through the riveting personal story of a young girl’s coming-of-age, Who Would Have Thought It? offers a stunning portrayal of the clash of cultures and communities, and a fresh perspective on Civil War America.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    About Who Would Have Thought It?

    A major rediscovery—the first novel by a Mexican American Woman

    María Amparo Ruiz de Burton was the first Mexican American woman to write novels in English and the first nineteenth-century California writer to publish a novel in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War. Her first book, Who Would Have Thought It?, tells the story of Lola, a young, orphaned Mexican girl rescued from Indian captors by one Dr. Norval, who returns with Lola to his New England home. Though the townspeople initially shun the interloper, they become transfixed by Lola once word about the gold accompanying her gets out. Through the riveting personal story of a young girl’s coming-of-age, Who Would Have Thought It? offers a stunning portrayal of the clash of cultures and communities, and a fresh perspective on Civil War America.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Science Fiction & Fantasy

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Aug 25, 2009 | 368 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143105879

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Science Fiction & Fantasy

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Aug 25, 2009 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9781101145630
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