Silent dancing : a partial remembrance of a Puerto Rican childhood /
Judith Ortiz Cofer.
- Second edition.
- 1 online resource.
Preface: Journey to a summer's afternoon -- Casa -- More room -- Talking to the dead -- The black virgin -- Primary lessons -- One more lesson -- Tales told under the mango tree -- Silent dancing -- Some of the characters -- The looking-glass shame -- Quineceañera -- Marina -- The last word.
A collection of writings by the poet, novelist, and essayist recalling her childhood spent shuttling between the land of her birth and the family home in New Jersey.