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Sol Y Sombra: Short Stories from the Sonoran Desert / by Steve Brown
Sol Y Sombra: Short Stories from the Sonoran Desert / by Steve Brown
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Tiny Island, 2009. Trade pb. VG.
In a high desert landscape as unforgiving as it is beautiful, two families work to build a life and make a living even as they wrestle with the dilemmas of race, gender and politics that characterized America in the second half of the 20th Century. Set in the American Southwest, this collection of short stories introduces two ranch families: Tacho the horseman and his wife Sofia, a beekeeper, who trace their families' heritage to the time of New Spain; Sara, who escapes the turmoil of the eastern cities to join her husband, the narrator of these stories, whose ancestors came to the desert with the railroad soon after the Gadsden Purchase; their children, Anita and Nico; Andrea and Linnaeus; born to ranch life. Sol y Sombra chronicles their joys and sorrows as they seek harmony with the desert and one another. Joined by occasional lawmen, a few fancy women, cowboys good and bad and dudes from the cities, theirs is a story of hard work seasoned with trust, loyalty and compassion. To survive in the desert, one must always wear a hat, always take water, matches, and a pocket knife. Heavy boots are a given. Nothing compares to the usefulness of a good horse. This climate is so hostile to human life, yet lovely and extremely alluring. You will discover why through reading these stories. Sol Y Sombra recalls life in the Sonoran Desert before the days of cell phones and GPS's, when survival depended on skill with horses and guns, strong families and respect for the land. These stories bring forth insights into that life and honor that legacy.
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