A sweeping historical saga following a Mexican army nurse and an Irish soldier who must fight, at first for their survival and then for their love, amidst the atrocity of the Mexican-American War.
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Adult Fiction - Cortez
Shedding profound natural light on the inner lives of migrant workers, Jaime Cortez’s debut collection ushers in a new era of American literature that gives voice to a marginalized generation of migrant workers in the West. A bright, clear voice that avoids stereotypes and navigates issues of identity with ease. Readers will be delighted.
High-Risk Homosexual : A Memoir
Adult Nonfiction - 306.7662 Gom
This witty memoir traces a touching and often hilarious spiralic path to embracing a gay, Latinx identity against a culture of machismo.