Painting Their Portraits in Winter: Stories

by Myriam Gurba

Book Overview

In this artfully crafted collection of new short stories by award-winning author Myriam Gurba, nothing is as it seems on the surface. A Mexican grandmother tells creepy yet fascinating ghost stories to her granddaughters as a way to make them sit still ("How Some Abuelitas Keep Their Chicana Granddaughters Still So That They Can Paint Their Portraits in Winter"). A Polish grandfather spends the night in a Mexican graveyard after a D a de Muertos...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933149906
• ISBN13: 9781933149905
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Manic D Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"