The acclaimed author of Peel My Love Like an Onion tracks the perilous lives of Mexicans who illegally cross to the U.S. for work.
THE GUARDIANS is the story of Regina, a fiercely independent widow living in a New Mexican border town. She is working as a school aide, raising her teenaged nephew Gabriel, who is in the U.S. illegally, and waiting anxiously for the return of her brother Rafa, who disappeared somewhere along the U.S./Mexico border. As days pass with no sign of Rafa, Regina and Gabriel resolve to find him and save him if he is still alive. Filled with vivid characters and her trademark warmth and humor, Ana Castillo's novel expertly and engagingly explores themes of immigration and border issues, family bonds, faith, cultural pride, and love after 50.
Ana Castillo's engaging novel explores themes of immigration and border issues, family bonds, faith, cultural pride, and love after 50.
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Ana Castillo does a credible job of creating the vivid, resilient characters who fill Tia Regina's life in New Mexico, where she ekes out a living as a teacher's aide. The various characters include Tia's teenaged nephew, who aspires to a religious life; divorced teacher Miguel; Miguel's gregarious grandfather; and border officials trying to deport illegal immigrants. Overall, Castillo's voice leans toward a monotone. But her sincerity shines through, especially when she describes the beauty of the stark desert landscape. At significant moments, though, her voice lacks emotion, such as when Tia learns that her brother has disappeared during a trip back from Mexico. Still, Castillo's vibrant look at the American experience through Mexican-American eyes makes worthwhile listening. S.C.A. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
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