Release Date: September 9, 2024
About The Book:
Manuel Galvan is separated from his parents and sister during the mass expulsion of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the 1930s. He grows from a small, lost and confused boy into a wandering and angry teenager pushed out of high school and into the dockyards. Later as a loyal, passionate husband he is a man searching for a life of value and dignity despite his losses. Set against the backdrop of (Mexican) American history in Los Angeles, forced deportations, the demolition of Chavez Ravine, sterilization of Latinas, student protests and rising political consciousness, this story spans his life, from 6 to 60, and his search for his missing family, the missing pieces of his life.
About The Author:
Désirée Zamorano is the author of the highly acclaimed literary novel, The Amado Women, which will be re-released by Lee and Low in 2025. An award-winning and Pushcart prize nominee short story writer her work is often an exploration of issues of invisibility, injustice or inequity. A selection of her writing can be found in Catapult, Cultural Weekly, The Kenyon Review Online and Akashic’s South Central Noir. “Caperucita Roja” was chosen as a distinguished short story in Best of American Mystery and Suspense, 2022. Her novel Dispossessed is forthcoming from RIZE Press, fall 2024 while the University of Nevada Press will be publishing her collection of short stories spring, 2026. Visit her website at www.desireezamorano.com
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Book Blurbs:
“As the whitewashing of American history takes a terrifying turn, Dispossessed is essential reading. Focusing on one man, Manuel, Désirée Zamorano embarks on a heartbreakingly honest journey through the history of 20th-century Mexican Americans in California. She bravely breaks silences, knocks down stereotypes, and demands that crucial stories be listened to with compassion. At the same time she explores the intimate beauty of a maligned culture and illuminates the dignity that every human being deserves.” Kim Fay, National Bestselling Author of Love & Saffron
Dispossessed by Désirée Zamorano is a beautiful and necessary story, tenderly told, that spans the vicissitudes of Mexican American history in twentieth-century California. Richly detailed yet quickly paced, offers the moving tale of one man, one family, and the extraordinary endurance of love. ‘We are all each other’s families,’ as one character says, and Zamorano’s enchanting storytelling makes it feel true. Admirers of Gregory Nava’s My Family/Mi Familia will love this heartbreaking, heartwarming novel”. Joy Castro, author of One Brilliant Flame
“Few novels have captured the scope of Latino L.A. the way Dispossessed does. Sweeping, lyrical, gut-wrenching — yet hopeful.” Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times columnist
“As the whitewashing of American history takes a terrifying turn, Dispossessed is essential reading. Focusing on one man, Manuel, Désirée Zamorano embarks on a heartbreakingly honest journey through the history of 20th-century Mexican Americans in California. She bravely breaks silences, knocks down stereotypes, and demands that crucial stories be listened to with compassion. At the same time she explores the intimate beauty of a maligned culture and illuminates the dignity that every human being deserves.” Naomi Hirahara, author of Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning Clark and Division and Evergreen
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