Perspective
Mar. 26, 2011
A Parent's Choice
A mother struggles with wanting her children to find their own way and leading them down the right path. By Daniel A. Olivas of the California Department of Justice.
In his new novel, "The Book of Want" (University of Arizona Press), Daniel A. Olivas blends social and magical realism as he introduces us to one Chicano family in Los Angeles that struggles to balance tradition and faith with the demands of modern life. In this excerpt, we visit with the family's late matriarch, Belen, who ponders the rules of the afterlife where she spends time with her late husband, Celso, and other lov...
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