American Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva

American Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva

Inez's family is shattered when her father is arrested on the Tex-Mex border. The old ways cherished by her beloved Mexican grandmother offer refuge. But life in 1960s El Paso is far more exciting, as miniskirts, rock, and the sexual revolution shatter tradition on both sides of the border.

- Short-listed for the 2017 Sarton Women's Literary Awards -

American Tumbleweeds captures poignantly the growing pains of a teenaged girl and of all immigrants whose dual cultural identities lend them both strength and strife. From Amalia, the matriarchal grandmother, to Inez, woman-child of the 1960s, these American tumbleweeds portray every family: loving and clinging, wounding each other deeply while comforting each other in the soul-deep ways that only families can reach.

Says Sonia Manzano, Maria of Sesame Street: This is an experience all Americans should know about.

Elva, Marta: - Marta Elva's novel, AMERICAN TUMBLEWEEDS, originally published in 2016, was a finalist for the SARTON WOMEN'S BOOK AWARD that same year. Marta's career in television production and independent film spans over three decades. She worked for such notable institutions as National Geographic and WNET, the flagship station of PBS, in New York City where Marta received several Emmy nominations. She also served on the Council of the Writers Guild of America East, the union representing screenwriters for the film and television industry. Marta now resides in Matlacha, FL.

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ISBN 13	9781939530011
ISBN 10	1939530016
Title	American Tumbleweeds
Author	Marta Elva
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Circling Rivers
Year published	2016-05-10
Number of pages	296
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.