Watermelon Field

By Mary Gonzales Brhel

Watermelon Field is a compilation of characters from real life events. The history of these events includes cultural beliefs, traditions, superstitions, diseases, and family life of American-Hispanics in the United States.It introduces the migrant worker lifestyle in California that customarily remains hidden behind closed doors. Its exposure delves deep into the impact and end result of each and every family member, as they go through life. Watermelon Field also ventures into the eventual and inevitable deep sadness left in the trail of alcoholism, and the influence it has on family and friends.The desire to become an American citizen, while living in fear of deportation, continues to be the norm for millions of people residing in the USA. In Watermelon Field, El Senor Cardenas establishes a profound and desperate desire to feel and live free.Protagonist Maria Cardenas is anti-machismo. Her character remains defiant. She is bound and determined to escape the family's old-fashioned customs, secrets, and lifetime of superstition's grasp. Many of the multigenerational early settings are amongst the open fields, the barrio, and migrant worker sites.Watermelon Field is dedicated to Adult Children of Alcoholics, Alanon, and Alcoholics Anonymous. In great part, it is due to the unwavering appreciation for millions of people who have been helped with this disease, and its impact on families touched by alcoholism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692703837
• ISBN13: 9780692703830
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Copper Bible Book Company
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"