![]() MCCAMMON: And Maria Isabel is a Cuban factory worker in the 1860s. I was interested in the historical forces that, you know, sort of unite all of these women throughout the novel. But I was really struck by this phrase because I was thinking about all of the multitudes within women - how they're more than just immigrants or mothers or any of these other labels that are sort of imposed on them. GARCIA: Yeah, it's originally in a letter from Victor Hugo to independence fighters and workers in Cuba. Where does that come from and what does it mean? ![]() MCCAMMON: Early on in your novel, we hear this phrase from one of the key characters, Maria Isabel - we are force. Gabriela Garcia joins me now to talk about her book. ![]() at different times and under different circumstances. ![]() This sentence threads through the winding stories of generations in the new book "Of Women And Salt." It's Gabriela Garcia's debut novel examining the history of two families, one Cuban, one Salvadoran, who come to the U.S. ![]()
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