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The Egg in the Water Glass

theeggcoverreduch2by Olivia Andrade-Lage
Published 2004
220 pages, paperback
5.375″ x 8.25″

Note: This book is sold out

This vivid autobiographic book, by Olivia Andrade-Lage, reveals the experiences of a young Portuguese-American girl living on a California Central Valley dairy farm through the Depression years. It depicts her thoughts and feelings, her family environment, the routines of farm life, the experiences of school and work in a small rural town. It also portrays the struggle of a young girl to overcome family restrictions and realize her dreams through education.

The Egg in the Water Glass is a unique story of one family set against the backdrop of the southern San Joaquin Valley of California. It traverses major epochs of American history: The Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. It depicts the personal triumph of a Portuguese-American girl in a patriarchal society who through education achieves her dreams.

Heritage Collection

  • Untamed Dreams – Faces of America NEW!
  • A Vestibule to Heaven
  • California’s Portuguese Politicians – A Century of Legislative Service
  • Power of the Spirit
  • Capelinhos: A Volcano of Synergies—Azorean Immigration to America
  • Capelinhos (Portuguese translation supplement)
  • Capelinhos (Bundle of English and Portuguese versions)
  • The Holy Ghost Festas
  • The Portuguese Californians – Immigrants in Agriculture
  • The Portuguese Shore Whalers of California 1854-1904

Pioneer Collection

  • A Barrelful of Memories
  • The Egg in the Water Glass: A Journey of a Lifetime
  • Footprints in the Soil: A Portuguese Californian Remembers
  • The Portuguese Presence in California

Children’s Collection

  • Pretty Girl – Linda Menina NEW!
  • Maria and the Lost Calf
    Maria e a Bezerrinha Perdida
    (bilingual)

Fiction Collection

  • A Cow for the Holy Spirit: An Immigrant’s Journey
  • I No Longer Like Chocolates

Coleção Décima Ilha

  • Beijo de Abelha
  • IV International Conference on the Holy Spirit Festas
  • My Californian Friends
  • O Cântico do Silêncio
  • Perspectivas
  • PÓ: Poemas de Machado Ribeiro
  • Retalhos da Alma
  • Sol Posto
  • Tradições Portuguesas / Portuguese Traditions: In Honor of Claude L. Hulet (bilingual)

Additional Publications

  • América

Music

  • Dona Viola, Minha Dama

DVDs

  • Capelinhos DVD

Books on CD

  • The Holy Ghost Festas CD
  • The Portuguese Californians – Immigrants in Agriculture CD

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Brentwood, CA 94513-4342

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phone: (408) 807-3235

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