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daughter. Being an only daughter in a family of six sons forced me by circumstance to spend a lot of time by myself because my brothers felt it beneath them to play with a girl in public. But that aloneness, that loneliness, was good for a would-be writer— it allowed me time to think and think, to imagine, to read and prepare myself. Being ...
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Sep 20, 2016 · 8,966 ratings1,283 reviews. In 2003, sixteen-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared. She'd been enjoying her teenage summer break: working at a fast-food restaurant, crushing on an older boy and shoplifting with her best friend.
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Jan 1, 1995 · Sandra Cisneros is internationally acclaimed for her poetry and fiction and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Lannan Literary Award and the American Book Award, and of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the MacArthur Foundation.
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Mar 5, 2024 · Sandra Cisneros' essay "Only Daughter" delves into the complexities of being the only daughter in a family of six sons, exploring themes of gender roles, cultural expectations, and the pursuit of identity.
Dec 6, 2020 · Only Daughter originally appeared in Glamour magazine in 1990. Cisneros through this essay describes the difficulties of growing up as the only daughter in a Mexican-American family of six sons.
Con Safos c/s Productions © 2012 Director Yesenia MoralesWriter/Author: Sandra Cisneros***The narrator changed a few words from the original text, but corre...
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After being caught shoplifting, a twenty-five year old fugitive is desperate. Clutching at straws, she claims to be Rebecca, to whom she bears an uncanny resemblance. Told in a split narrative, we go back to 2003, where the real Bec Winter is in the middle of summer holidays.
