Oscar Hijuelos "Empress of the Splendid Season" (Harper Collins)

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Oscar Hijuelos "Empress of the Splendid Season" (Harper Collins)

Novelist Oscar Hijuelos talks about his newest novel, "Empress of the Splendid Season" (Harper Collins). It's the story of Lydia, a beautiful woman who leaves a life of privilege in 1940's Cuba and becomes a cleaning lady in New York.

Novelist Oscar Hijuelos talks about his newest novel, "Empress of the Splendid Season" (Harper Collins). It's the story of Lydia, a beautiful woman who leaves a life of privilege in 1940's Cuba and becomes a cleaning lady in New York.

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