Rain of Gold recounts author Victor Villaseñor’s family history through the early 20th century, when his parents immigrated to America to escape the violence of the Mexican Revolution. The book was inspired by stories from his grandmother and father, which Villaseñor came to view with skepticism as an adult. He devoted 12 years to researching his family’s history, which included conducting hundreds of hours . An all-American story of struggle and success, Rain of Gold focuses on three generations of Villaseor's kin, their spiritual and cultural roots back in Mexico, their immigration to California and overcoming poverty, prejudice and economic exploitation. It is the warm-hearted and spirited account of the wily, wary and persevering forebears of Victor Villaseor/5(). · by Victor Villaseñor ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 30, A writer of Mexican-American heritage (Jury, ) tells the engrossing saga of his family's immigration to, and subsequent life in, California in the wake of the Mexican revolution.
Rain of Gold is a tapestry embroidered with folk tales, folk medicine, and folk wisdom. The central narrative contains myriad dramatic episodes and hilarious, heartwarming anecdotes that will teach, delight, inspire and shock readers. Villaseñor gives us the good, the bad and the ugly as well as the brave, the tragic and the comic. In Rain of Gold, Victor Villasenor weaves the parallel stories of two families and two countries bringing us the timeless romance between the volatile bootlegger who would become his father and the beautiful Lupe, his mother-men and women in whose lives the real and the fantastical exist side by side and in whose hearts the spirit to survive is fueled by a family's unconditional love. ― Victor Villaseñor, Rain of Gold. tags: inspirational, pain, pregnancy, resilience. 1 likes. Like "That's all we need, another drunk author." ― Victor Villaseñor, Burro Genius: A Memoir. 1 likes. Like "She'd been blinded by the blasting sand. My father was twelve years old and sure they were going to die.
Rain of Gold PDF Book by Victor Villasenor () Download or Read Online Free. Rain of Gold PDF book by Victor Villasenor Read Online or Free Download in ePUB, PDF or MOBI eBooks. Published in the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in fiction, historical books. An all-American story of struggle and success, Rain of Gold focuses on three generations of Villaseor's kin, their spiritual and cultural roots back in Mexico, their immigration to California and overcoming poverty, prejudice and economic exploitation. It is the warm-hearted and spirited account of the wily, wary and persevering forebears of Victor Villaseor. by Victor Villaseñor ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 30, A writer of Mexican-American heritage (Jury, ) tells the engrossing saga of his family's immigration to, and subsequent life in, California in the wake of the Mexican revolution.
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