Cover of The queen of water

Book 2011

The queen of water

6 readers

Publisher
Delacorte Press
Language
English
Published
2011
  • Quechua Indians
  • Indentured servants
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Social classes
  • Indians of South America
  • Fiction

Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family.

This story is based on the life story of María Virginia Farinango, a Quichua Indian girl sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family. The plot contains episodes of abuse. The coauthor is María Virginia Farinango.