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Love in Any Language: A Memoir of a Cross-Cultural Marriage

Evelyn Kohl LaTorre

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Description:Love across cultures is tested when Antonio, a penniless university student, and Evelyn, a strong-willed Peace Corps volunteer, succumb to their attraction to one another at the end of her two-year commitment in Peru and Evelyn gets pregnant. Deeply in love, the twenty-three-year-olds marry in Cusco—and decide to begin their married life in Northern California.Evelyn, like most wives of the ’60s and ’70s, expects her husband to support their family. And Antonio tries to take his place as head of the household, but he must first learn English, complete college, and find an adequate job. To make ends meet, Evelyn secures full-time positions, leaving their infant son in the care of others, and they both go on to attend college—she for two years, he for six. Then Antonio is offered a full-time professorship at the university he attended in Peru, and he takes it—leaving Evelyn a single parent. Parenthood, financial stress, the pull of both countries, and long visits from Antonio’s mother threaten to destroy the bonds that brought them together.Clear-eyed and frank, Love in Any Language illustrates the trials and joys in the blending of two cultures.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Love in Any Language: A Memoir of a Cross-Cultural Marriage. To get started finding Love in Any Language: A Memoir of a Cross-Cultural Marriage, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 321

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: She Writes Press

Release: 2021

ISBN: 1647421969

Description: Love across cultures is tested when Antonio, a penniless university student, and Evelyn, a strong-willed Peace Corps volunteer, succumb to their attraction to one another at the end of her two-year commitment in Peru and Evelyn gets pregnant. Deeply in love, the twenty-three-year-olds marry in Cusco—and decide to begin their married life in Northern California.Evelyn, like most wives of the ’60s and ’70s, expects her husband to support their family. And Antonio tries to take his place as head of the household, but he must first learn English, complete college, and find an adequate job. To make ends meet, Evelyn secures full-time positions, leaving their infant son in the care of others, and they both go on to attend college—she for two years, he for six. Then Antonio is offered a full-time professorship at the university he attended in Peru, and he takes it—leaving Evelyn a single parent. Parenthood, financial stress, the pull of both countries, and long visits from Antonio’s mother threaten to destroy the bonds that brought them together.Clear-eyed and frank, Love in Any Language illustrates the trials and joys in the blending of two cultures.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Love in Any Language: A Memoir of a Cross-Cultural Marriage. To get started finding Love in Any Language: A Memoir of a Cross-Cultural Marriage, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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