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Thirteen Senses: A Memoir
Contributor(s): Villasenor, Victor (Author)
ISBN: 0060935677     ISBN-13: 9780060935672
Publisher: Rayo
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2004
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Annotation: A daring memoir of love, magic, adventure, and miracles, this book continues the exhilarating family saga that began in the widely acclaimed bestseller "Rain of Gold." Villaseor brings readers into the Bonnie-and-Clyde-like world of his colorful, immigrant family. 8-page photo insert. Print features.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Social Science | Minority Studies
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.89 lbs) 544 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Cultural Region - Mexican
- Cultural Region - West Coast
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Topical - Family
 
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Publisher Description:

A daring memoir of love, magic, adventure, and miracles, Victor Villase or's Thirteen Senses continues the exhilarating family saga that began in the widely acclaimed bestseller Rain of Gold, delivering a stunning story of passion, family, and the forgotten mystical senses that stir within us all.

Thirteen Senses begins with the fiftieth wedding anniversary of the aging former bootlegger Salvador and his elegant wife, Lupe. When asked by a young priest to repeat the sacred ceremonial phrase to honor and obey, Lupe surprises herself and says. No, I will not say 'obey'. How dare you You don't talk to me like this after fifty years of marriage and I now knowing what I know After the hilarious shock of Lupe's rejection of the ceremony, the Villase or family is forced to examine the love that Lupe and Salvador have shared for so many years -- a universal, gut-honest love that will eventually energize and inspire the couple into old age.


Contributor Bio(s): Villasenor, Victor: -

Victor Villaseñor vive en California en el rancho donde fue criado. Es autor de numerosos obras editoriales y aclamadas obras, entre ellas Lluvia de oro, Jurado: La Gente vs. Juan Corona, y ¡Macho!.

Victor Villaseñor's bestselling, critically acclaimed works, as well as his inspiring lectures, have brought him the honor of many awards. Most recently he was selected as the founding chair of the John Steinbeck Foundation. He lives in Oceanside, California.