Helena María Viramontes is a writer whose work often explores the lives of working-class Latina women. Her novel Under the Feet of Jesus is a powerful story about family, faith, and survival.
Their dogs came with them
Their dogs came with them
Synopsis
In the barrio of East Los Angeles, a group of unbreakable young women struggle to find their way through the turbulent urban landscape of the 1960s. Androgynous Turtle is a homeless gang member. Ana devotes herself to a mentally ill brother. Ermila is a teenager poised between childhood and political consciousness. And Tranquilina, the daughter of missionaries, finds hope in faith. In prose that is potent and street tough, Viramontes has choreographed a tragic dance of death and rebirth.
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Characters
Mr. TurtleProtagonist
AnaProtagonist
ErmilaProtagonist
TranquilinaProtagonist
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Places
Edition
Their dogs came with themUnknown, 2007
328 pages
AtriaLanguage: EnglishISBN: 97807432876611st Atria Books hardcover ed.2 editions available
