![]() ![]() ![]() Each chapter's title takes its name from the fruits Esperanza and her countrymen harvest, firs in Aguascalientes, then in California's San Joaquin Valley. Ryan poetically conveys Esperanza's ties to the land by crafting her story to the rhythms of the seasons. Their servants help her and her mother flee to the United States, but they must leave Esperanza's beloved Abuelita (grandmother) behind until they can send for her. Early in the novel, bandits kill Esperanza's father, and her corrupt uncles threaten to usurp their home. Her father is a generous and well-loved man who gives his servants land and housing. Thirteen-year-old Esperanza Ortega and her family are part of Mexico's wealthy, land-owning class in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Told in a lyrical, fairy tale - like style, Ryan's (riding Freedom) robust novel set in 1930 captures a Mexican girl's fall from riches, her immigration to California and her growing awareness of class and ethnic tensions. ![]()
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