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The name and the cover of the book were such that I would not have otherwise been drawn to it if I hadn't found it in the university library's café. It turned out that it was a traveling BookCrossing book. I took it with me, even though the back cover text was annoyingly adjectival. Now, after two years of keeping it, I finally managed to read the book to the end. The book consists mainly of short episodes that tell glimpses of the life of a Cuban-American cleaning lady in the United States. I also classified the novel as a short story collection because the episodes can be read as standalone short stories (and that's how I've always read a few from time to time). The main characters became so familiar that now, after two years of acquaintance, it felt almost a bittersweet feeling. I noticed that I often returned to the book when I needed some "brain candy" entertainment. The text is indeed that delicious, easy and quick to read, and neatly organized in a pleasant way. When reading, it felt as if one had gone for coffee with someone and listened to their storytelling. A really nice and warm-hearted opus despite its rather plain appearance.
