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Crossers
Caputo, Philip.
Adult Fiction CAPUTO
From Publishers' Weekly:
When Gil Castle's wife is killed on September 11, he leaves his Wall Street job and moves to his cousin's ranch in the San Rafael Valley to grieve in peace. But the solace and solitude he sought are rapidly shattered by his proximity to the border, where drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and brutal deaths are routine. Gil learns that the land has a long history of violence, one that stretches as far back as the 19th century and his own grandfather. Paul Boehmer is faced with a daunting task, given the novel's complicated plot, multiple characters, and Spanish dialogue-each one alone would prove difficult for a reader-but he prevails, keeps the story on track, and hits each beat with the right emphasis and tone. A Knopf hardcover (Reviews, June 15). (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
From Library Journal:
Having lost his wife-and himself-on 9/11, Gil Castle finally leaves his high-power job, sells his home, and heads across country with his dog to stay in a small, primitive shack on the Arizona ranch of relatives he hardly knows. Soon after rescuing a Mexican man who wanted only to get to America but got trapped in a nasty drug deal, Gil is forced to consider the moral issues surrounding the border crossing of both drug runners and desperate illegals. What he doesn't know will soon hurt him: a woman who masterminds a drug cartel across the border is planning to wreak vengeance on his family for a past offense. Scrupulous and practiced journalist that he is, Caputo considers the issue of illegal immigration in balanced and thoroughgoing detail. Woven into Gil's story is an intriguing account of his grandfather, a real rough rider of a man who killed a horse thief at 13, fought with the revolutionaries in Mexico's civil war, and represents the complex mix of all that's strong-minded and maybe dangerous in the American spirit. Verdict Readers of Caputo's Acts of Faith will be hoping for the same measured, masterly storytelling, informed by sociopolitical concerns, and they won't be disappointed. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/09.]-Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Caputo, Philip.
Adult Fiction CAPUTO
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From Publishers' Weekly:
When Gil Castle's wife is killed on September 11, he leaves his Wall Street job and moves to his cousin's ranch in the San Rafael Valley to grieve in peace. But the solace and solitude he sought are rapidly shattered by his proximity to the border, where drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and brutal deaths are routine. Gil learns that the land has a long history of violence, one that stretches as far back as the 19th century and his own grandfather. Paul Boehmer is faced with a daunting task, given the novel's complicated plot, multiple characters, and Spanish dialogue-each one alone would prove difficult for a reader-but he prevails, keeps the story on track, and hits each beat with the right emphasis and tone. A Knopf hardcover (Reviews, June 15). (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
From Library Journal:
Having lost his wife-and himself-on 9/11, Gil Castle finally leaves his high-power job, sells his home, and heads across country with his dog to stay in a small, primitive shack on the Arizona ranch of relatives he hardly knows. Soon after rescuing a Mexican man who wanted only to get to America but got trapped in a nasty drug deal, Gil is forced to consider the moral issues surrounding the border crossing of both drug runners and desperate illegals. What he doesn't know will soon hurt him: a woman who masterminds a drug cartel across the border is planning to wreak vengeance on his family for a past offense. Scrupulous and practiced journalist that he is, Caputo considers the issue of illegal immigration in balanced and thoroughgoing detail. Woven into Gil's story is an intriguing account of his grandfather, a real rough rider of a man who killed a horse thief at 13, fought with the revolutionaries in Mexico's civil war, and represents the complex mix of all that's strong-minded and maybe dangerous in the American spirit. Verdict Readers of Caputo's Acts of Faith will be hoping for the same measured, masterly storytelling, informed by sociopolitical concerns, and they won't be disappointed. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/09.]-Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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