The Moths and Other Stories / Las Palomillas de la Noche Y Otros Relatos

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The adolescent protagonist of the title story, like other girls in this pioneering collection, rebels against her father, refusing to go to Mass. Instead, dressed in her black Easter shoes and carrying her missal and veil, she goes to her abuelitas house. Her grandmother has always accepted her for who she is and has provided a safe refuge from the anger and violence at home