Ebook {Epub PDF} The Guardians by Ana Castillo

 · The Guardians: Suspended suspensePromising start with good characters devolves into disjointed soap opera. MARCELA VALDES. Sep. 16, Author Ana Castillo Iwona Biedermann/Random House. If, as Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.  · The Guardians is written from the perspective of four different characters: Regina, Miguel, Gabo, and El Abuelo Milton. Castillo tells the story of searching for Rafa through the perspective of these various characters. In the process of searching for Rafa, the reader learns about each character's past and passions. Ana Castillo.  · Castillo. The Guardians is a novel narrated in four parts, centering around life on the New Mexican border with Mexico. Regina, the central narrator, is responsible for her nephew Gabriel after his father Rafa leaves him with her to cross the border back to Mexico/5().

GUEST: Ana Castillo, author of "The Guardians" As temperatures soar over a hundred degrees along the US-Mexico border, nearly three hundred Mexicans attempting to cross over have been found dead. The fates of countless other immigrants who have gone missing remain unknown. Castillo, author of 'The Guardians' and 'So Far From God', is one of the best-known Mexican-American writers working today. 'My Book of the Dead', her first book of poetry in nearly ten years, is 'a stunning collection that interrogates rage, joy, sorrow, and resilience in the face of societal upheaval. "Ana Castillo is an American. Ana Castillo brilliantly evokes the beautiful, stark desert landscape and creates vivid characters with strong voices and resilient hearts. The Guardians serves as a remarkable testament to enduring faith, family bonds, cultural pride, and the human experience. © Ana Castillo (P) Books on Tape.

For those who already enjoy Castillo’s previous and most recent work, The Guardians is a politically charged novel that really delves into the border politics of the Southwest. Through The Guardians, Castillo presents a direct message of the dangerous impacts of immigration policies on both sides of the border. The Guardians is written from the perspective of four different characters: Regina, Miguel, Gabo, and El Abuelo Milton. Castillo tells the story of searching for Rafa through the perspective of these various characters. In the process of searching for Rafa, the reader learns about each character's past and passions. Ana Castillo. From American Book Award—winning author Ana Castillo comes a suspenseful, moving new novel about a sensuous, smart, and fiercely independent woman. Eking out a living as a teacher’s aide in a small New Mexican border town, Tía Regina is also raising her teenage nephew, Gabo, a hardworking boy who has entered the country illegally and aspires to the priesthood.