Highwire moon audio book

Susan straight audio books, best sellers, author bio. Serafina is an illegal migrant worker living in california when the p. With unfailing compassion and profound emotional truth, highwire moon takes us into a hidden universe of love, pain, and stubborn hope. Her new memoir, in the country of women, will be published in august 2019 by catapult. Serafinas harrowing trek northward, elvias journey to find her mother, and larrys restless wanderings in search of jobs and drugs. Ucr creative writing professor susan straight began writing highwire moon, at age 20 but put the project aside until she had lived more of life. Straight i been in sorrows kitchen and licked out all the pots, 1992, etc. Susan straight read more than 500 novels this year. Discover book depositorys huge selection of susan straight books online. To kill a mockingbird meets one crazy summer in this powerful, bittersweet debut about one girls journey to reconnect with her mother and learn the truth about her father in the tumultuous. Susan straight, national book awardnominated author of highwire moon breathtakingly original, fearless and inventive, pitch perfect in its portrayal of the intimacies and tiny betrayals of marriage, so. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay.

A finalist for the national book award, straights highwire moon is a compelling story of serafina, an illegal migrant from the mexican state of oaxaca, who speaks only mixtec, a regional dialect. Highwire moon is in many ways a book about traveling. Warm, witty andlike any good craft beercomplex, the saga delivers a subtly. Highwire moon by susan straight book club discussion. The lager queen of minnesota is the kind of book you think about all day, while at work, while speaking to someone else, while in line at the market. Highwire moon book jackson county library services.

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Serafina is a mexicanindian scraping by in southern california. Her novel highwire moon was a finalist for the 2001 national book award. Highwire moon, by susan straight book cover isbn 9780618056149. Her fifth novel, highwire moon, was a national book award finalist and won the gold medal for fiction from the san franciscobased commonwealth club. International harvesters of wrath the salt letters. Highwire moon narrates the journeys of a young mother and daughter divided. Susan straight was born in riverside, california, where she still lives with her family. Serafina mendez, a mexican indian, is fifteen when she sneaks across the border into california looking for work. A play on the term high noon of course, where old cowboys would settle their differences at mid day. Nominated for the national book award, highwire moon is an illuminating journey into the dark corners of american life and into the hearts and minds of the people trapped in the shadows. A finalist for the national book award, straights highwire moon is a compelling story of serafina, an illegal migrant from the mexican state of oaxaca, who speaks only mixtec, a regional.

Her 2001 novel highwire moon was a finalist for the national book award. Moon audio specializes in custom home audio solutions, from custom handmade cables to headphone modification services. She has published eight novels, including i been in sorrows kitchen and licked out all the pots 1992, highwire moon 2001,a million nightingales 2006, take one candle, and between heaven and here 20. A young mexican mother struggles to reconnect with her child in americaa heartrending, takenoprisoners novel publishers weekly and national book award finalist. Susan straight with a new introduction by the author finalist for the national book award. Sims library announces the launch of our highwire moon libguide.

The title high moon was what caught my eye originally. Serafinas harrowing trek northward, elvia s journey to find her mother, and larrys restless wanderings in search of jobs and drugs. Susan straight has always been one of americas gutsiest writers, a storyteller with a civic purpose, a polyglot with an. Buy highwire moon by susan straight online at alibris. Highwire moon and millions of other books are available for instant access. The story of a young mother deported and separated from her child, and the pairs efforts to locate each other years later highwire moon narrates the journeys of a young mother and daughter. Susan straight has published a new memoir, in the country of women. When her daughter, elvia, is only three years old, serafina is involved in a car crash, after whichforced to leave elvia behindshe is deported to mexico. Times book prizes robert kirsch award for lifetime achievement. In the paper highwire moon by susan straight the author discusses the character out of the book serafina mendez, a mexican indian girl and the protagonist of this book. A young mexican mother struggles to reconnect with her child in americaa heartrending, takenoprisoners novel and national book award finalist publishers weekly. We provide sales and services in 2channel audio, home theater, and pro audio. Born and raised in riverside, straight has made the region the subject of her fiction. A national book award finalist her gallery of misfits reminds one of flannery oconnorsbut with a dash of sympathy and human goodness.