San Francisco: North Point Press, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of a woman, born on a Caribbean island whose family, fearing revolution, flees to New York City where they take up life in a basement tenement, and young Luisa puts aside her dreams and takes up life as a servant. A simple and understated novel on the surface, but told with compassion and grace, 321 pp. ISBN: 0-86547-1649.