Child of Many Rivers: Journeys to and from the Rio Grande

by Lucy Fischer-West

Book Overview

2005 Southwest Book Award * 2006 WILLA Literary Award Finalist "A charming memoir. . . . While the legacy of Lucy's] father's life is fragmented . . . her mother's background offers a brilliantly detailed picture of border life with its poverty brushed aside to allow joy--and the tantalizing smell of Mexican food--to enter. . . . Affectionate, articulate, and always straightforward."--Texas Books in Review "Adds to the growing body of literary voices...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896725561
• ISBN13: 9780896725560
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.6"