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Todos Santos, June 2010
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Todos Santos
Deborah Clearman

June 2010
On Sale: June 1, 2010
Featuring: Catherine Barnes; Isaac
280 pages
ISBN: 0982520409
EAN: 9780982520406
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Women's Fiction Contemporary

Catherine Barnes—shocked to discover her marriage isn't what she thought it was—travels to Guatemala for some soul searching. She takes along her rebellious fourteen-year- old son Isaac, intending to leave him with his tough-love aunt, while she paints pictures for a children's book. In the remote mountain village of Todos Santos she falls under the spell of a rugged landscape and its welcoming, tenacious Mayan inhabitants. Just as she starts to feel at home in earthy kitchens where women pat out tortillas and tell her the stories of their lives, she discovers that Isaac is missing. Kidnappers are on their way to collect ransom from her in Todos Santos.

Mother and son confront rumors of foreign baby-snatchers and devil-worshippers, and threats of unexpected violence, as they search for each other. In finding Isaac, Catherine discovers that she must also find herself. Drawing on a deep knowledge of and empathy for Guatemala, and compellingly written, Todos Santos is ultimately a story of love, motherhood, and the hard choices we make.

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Re: Todos Santos

When I was 7, I moved to a new country with my parents and younger brother. The only other person I knew here was an older man who had visited our family in our homeland. I also had to learn a completely new language, English. Eleven years later, I went to France for a year. At the time I'd only taken four years of French. I was catapulted as an au pair into a family with 7 children. Yes, I've had several cultural shocks in my life, but I love traveling and learning about new countries and people. I do hope I can find your book here. It definitely sounds intriguing. I wish you all the very best with this book and the next one as you write it.
(Sigrun Schulz 5:50am July 26, 2010)

Isaac is Catherine's son. I also had the experience of finding out my marriage wasn't what I thought. The experience can really set you adrift.
(Caroline Kolb 5:56pm August 29, 2010)