Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Since her arrival in the U.S. from Venezuela, Valentina Goldman isn't exactly living the American Dream. She's living the American Nightmare. Her late husband, Max, has left her a young widow, an angry ex-wife who's keeping the secret of Max's untimely departure, plus an American step-daughter Valentina can't figure out. And oh, after giving up her dream job in New York, Valentina is now unemployed in Arizona.
As her story unravels, Valentina's double-edged wit exposes both the ridiculous soap-opera-ish aspects of contemporary Venezuela and the many confounding features of life in America. Quirky and eccentric, Valentina Goldman's Immaculate Confusion is an enchanting entr e into the world of the immigrant experience. Told in sidesplitting vignettes that hit the heart, Valentina's is a moving story about what happens when a passionate South American woman moves to the U.S. and like so many of us, ends up with a life she never imagined.