Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This gripping novel by Villasenor, author of Rain of Gold, boils with the conflict of spiritual, social and economic values during the coming of age of a young Mexican immigrant in the United States.
Synopsis
In this Spanish translation of Macho , seventeen-year-old Roberto Garcia has big hopes for a future different from that of his compatriots in the highlands of Michoacan. Hungry for the prosperous life that he imagines on the other side of the border, Roberto steps onto the dangerous trail that so many immigrants have taken before him?from his mountainous home into the dangers of the world outside. This gripping novel by Victor Villasenor, author of Rain of Gold, boils with the conflicts of spiritual, social, and economic values of a young Mexican immigrant's coming of age in the United States.