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A Tale of Revolutuionary Mexico by Ben Tarver A young gringa is rescued from Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916, and spirited into Chihuahua. She is forced to pass as a boy and live in squalor, then becomes a pianist/spy in a bordello, and in the end becomes a woman, and a Villista. This sweeping novel of passion, cruelty, triumph and tragedy, is rooted in historical fact and an uncommon awareness of our mere humanity.
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Ben Tarver is a native of southern New Mexico. He is a noted playwright, screenwriter and professor at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton. |
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| Ben Tarver has crafted another beautifully detailed story of action, romance and drama, played against the gripping panorama of the Mexican Revolution. It will move you to tears and laughter. |
| -- Elaine Boies, editor & critic, STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE |
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| ...a well-written and highly recommended story. It's in the same league as, for instance, the novels of B. Traven that were set in revolutionary Mexico. |
| -- J. G. Eccarius, THE STAKE, San Francisco, CA |
| The poverty stinks, the hunger hurts, the anger and indignation seethe. There are beautifully drawn characters. Over all is the tragic, brooding figure of General Francisco Villa himself, one of a handful of true heroes of Mexico's great struggle. Read this book for the adventure, the action and the sweet slowly-building romance. Read it for the history: juicy tidbits of political gossip surrounding American intervention, history the gringos easily forget and Mexicans bear constantly in mind. Read it -- you will not be disappointed. |
| -- Michael A. Thomas, author of CROSSWINDS |
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