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Grove Press
October 2009
On Sale: October 1, 2009
240 pages
ISBN: 0802119220
EAN: 9780802119223
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Fiction
Award-winning memoirist, poet, and activist, Jimmy Santiago
Baca has established himself as an inspiring and important
spokesperson for the Chicano experience, continually giving
voice to the voiceless. His first novel, A Glass of Water
is a gripping tale of family, loyalty, ambition, and
revenge that takes us inside the tragedies unfurling along
our country’s borders. Having made the nearly deadly
journey across the border from Mexico, Casimiro and Nopal
spend their days in the chili fields, building a life for
their young sons. But when Nopal is brutally murdered, the
boys are left to navigate this capricious new world without
her. The elder son, Lorenzo, follows his father’s
footsteps, devoting himself to the land, and falling in
love with a strong-minded young woman who’s come to their
migrant camp to study the lives of its workers. But Vito,
hot-blooded and restless, breaks away to find fame as an
itinerant boxer, gaining notoriety inside the ring and out.
Eventually, the brothers’ journeys converge, bringing them
face to face with a common enemy. A Glass of Water is a
searing, heartfelt tribute to brotherhood, and an arresting
portrait of the twisted paths people take to claim their
piece of the American dream.
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