Velvet Was the Night

How does Maite described herself in the novel, Velvet Was the Night?

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Maite, as she nears thirty, is unmarried, childless, and financially unstable. Describing herself, Maite says she “wasn’t beautiful, not even pretty, and the thought of her meager charms disappearing filled her with dread” (19).

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Velvet Was the Night