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A Handful of Sand: A Love Story Woven Into Violent Class Struggle During the French Invasion of Mexico
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ISBN10: 0595676979
ISBN13: 9780595676972
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: Jan 31 2007
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780595676972
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: Jan 31 2007
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The historical background is woven into the novel with ease.made me want to study Mexican history again. -Leonard Tourney, Author of Time's Fool A Handful of Sand has powerful characters and a historical sweep. McCaffrey is a gifted storyteller. -Bill Johnson, Author of A Story Is A Promise
This gripping story of love and war offers twists, turns, and suspense. Well written. Powerful. -Bonnie Hearn Hill, Author of Double Exposure, Killer Body, Intern A Latino Gone With The Wind occurring in Mexico at the same time as the United States civil war. Mexican patriots, Miguel and Isabella, a charismatic Juarista colonel and a fiery aristocrat, star-crossed lovers of different caste on opposite sides of a violent class struggle and repulse of a French invasion, fight for their country and against prejudice, each in their own way. Isabella, independent in a male-dominated society, betrays her father and class to give covert aid to Juarista guerrillas. Her clandestine love affair with Miguel is a maze of secrets, lies, and subplots with the intrigue and suspense of a mystery woven into tumultuous Mexican history. A dramatic twist leads to a poignant ending.
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