It is 1965, and the Delano Grape Strike has divided
California's Central Valley, an area that depends on
agriculture for its economic survival. When student
activist LaDonna Tuttle is murdered, her brother, Coy Lee,
travels to Delano in search of her suspected killer,
someone who works as an organizer for Cesar Chavez and his
union of farm workers. Coy pretends to join the striking
workers, where he finds more questions than answers. Where
has he seen the defiant union worker before? And why does
she distrust him so much? What did his best friend fail to
tell him the night of LaDonna's murder? Why has his
friend's wealthy, flamboyant mother really financed his
trip to Delano? Who is trying to frighten Coy into leaving
town? What began as an act of revenge becomes a fight for
survival as more acts of violence are committed, and Coy
is entangled in a forbidden love affair. His search for
the murderer culminates at the union's Huelga House, where
he discovers a secret that can destroy his life and his
world. Set during one of the most tumultuous periods in
California's history, Huelga House is a story about
hating, healing, and the price we pay for both.
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