Book Review: American Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva
Four Stars
“Tragedy of condemning children to the consequences of their parents’ deeds.”
Compelling and heart breaking. An already-fragile family rips apart in the border-straddling communities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, isolating its youngest member at a vulnerable time of her life. Inez’s sad tale of paradise lost gains complexity and depth with the inclusion of her parents’ and grandparents’ struggles and often-cross-purposed help. Notable first novel.
“Children’s resilience soothes the soul and breaks the heart.”
A coming-of-age tale of a Mexican-American teen in the late 1960s. Elva strikes cultural chords which reverberate through the story. The 60s scrambled many values, loosening families and communities from Continue reading
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