134 pages
English language
Published 1997 by University of New Mexico Press.
5 stars
(1 review)
These independent but intertwined stories follow a migrant family through their circuit, from picking cotton and strawberries to topping carrots - and back again - over a number of years. As it moves from one labor camp to the next, the little family of four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endures.
Subjects
- Migrant agricultural laborers -- Fiction
- Mexican American families -- Fiction
- Mexican Americans -- Fiction
- California -- Social life and customs -- Fiction