My Daughter's Eyes
Annecy Bez, Annecy Baez, . . Curbstone, $15 (205pp) ISBN 978-1-931896-38-2
Báez delves into three decades worth of a community of Bronx Dominican women in these linked stories. Though many characters flow in and out of the stories, a few turn up frequently, including Mia and Zuleika, teenage friends who take their adolescent and postadolescent lumps together. In “The Red Shoes,” Zuki lusts after a pair of red heels that her mother thinks are whorish; as in almost every other story, a sexual undertone seethes, if awkwardly, throughout. “To Tell the Truth” is a more dramatic portrayal of sexual tension: Mia is caught skipping school and carousing with boys, bringing forth her father's wrath. In “
Reviewed on: 09/17/2007
Genre: Fiction