Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. A DAUGHTER'S A DAUGHTER follows three generations of women in a family, beginning with Liberata, the only daughter of the most prosperous farmer in Los Rafas. When she decides to marry a handsome opportunist, Liberata expects to live out a happy life along the traditional course set forth by her forebears, but discovers that her husband is abusive and unfaithful. Liberata communicates her distrust of men to her daughter, Maria, who instead follows her mother's example of living obediently and traditionally. The cycle persists until Maria's daughter Irene breaks free. In the process, she discovers and learns to value her Chicano roots and rebels against the oppressive gender roles of the previous generations.
