{"product_id":"the-rain-god-a-desert-tale","title":"The Rain God: A Desert Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Rain God\u003c\/em\u003e is a lost masterpiece that helped launch a\u003cbr\u003elegion of writers. Its return, in times like these, is a plot twist that\u003cbr\u003eperhaps only Arturo Islas himself could have conjured. May it win many new\u003cbr\u003ereaders.\" -- Luis Alberto Urrea, \u003cbr\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe House of Broken Angels \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eHummingbird's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Rivers, rivulets, fountains and waters flow, but never return to their joyful beginnings; anxiously they hasten on to the vast realms of the Rain God.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beloved Southwestern classic--as beautiful, subtle and profound as the desert itself--Arturo Islas's \u003cem\u003eThe Rain God\u003c\/em\u003e is a breathtaking masterwork of contemporary literature. \u003cbr\u003eSet in a fictional small town on the Texas-Mexico border, it tells the funny, sad and quietly outrageous saga of the children and grandchildren of Mama Chona the indomitable matriarch of the Angel clan who fled the bullets and blood of the 1911 revolution for a gringo land of promise. In bold creative strokes, Islas paints on unforgettable family portrait of souls haunted by ghosts and madness--sinners torn by loves, lusts and dangerous desires. From gentle hearts plagued by violence and epic delusions to a child who con foretell the coming of rain in the sweet scent of angels, here is a rich and poignant tale of outcasts struggling to live and die with dignity . . . and to hold onto their past while embracing an unsteady future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 006305132X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780063051324\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Islas, Arturo\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Aug 2020)","offer_id":45937206558917,"sku":"9780063051324","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780063051324.jpg?v=1772856339","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-rain-god-a-desert-tale","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}