The Almond Picker by Simonetta Agnello Hornby, Alastair McEwen

315 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical mysterious reflective medium-paced
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The child of poor farmers, La Mennulara became a maid for a well-to-do local family when she was only a girl; by dint of hard work and intelligence, she became the indispensable administrator of the family's affairs. Still, she was a mere servant,...

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