THE BORDER BETWEEN US
By Rudy Ruiz
Literary Fiction
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Pages: 256
Publication Date: August 27, 2024
SYNOPSIS
The
Border Between Us is a poignant coming-of-age novel from one of
the most exciting voices in fiction.
Ramón
López was born along the US–Mexico border but is determined to get out and
embrace the American dream—and he’s not sure whether his complicated family is
a help or a hindrance. As the son of immigrants, as Ramón grows, his admiration
for his entrepreneurial father sours as he watches his dad’s dreams of success
wither on the vine. Ramón’s mother is constantly preoccupied with his younger
brother, who struggles with intellectual disabilities. And the outside world is
rife with danger and temptations threatening to distract Ramón from his dreams
of making it to New York and succeeding as an artist.
As
dreams clash with reality and values conflict with desires, Ramón finds the
American dream within his reach—but will it demand too big a sacrifice?
Award-winning
author Rudy Ruiz brilliantly captures the beauty and danger of border life as
Ramón struggles to understand his home and his place in the world. The Border
Between Us is a stunning, compassionate story about a son’s fraught
relationship with his father, the challenges of pursuing a creative life when
one comes from humble beginnings, and the power of embracing one's whole self.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rudy Ruiz is the author of The Resurrection
of Fulgencio Ramirez and Valley of
Shadows. He is a winner of the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of
Fiction, the Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction, and multiple International Latino
Book Awards. A bilingual native of the US–Mexico border, he earned his
bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Harvard University. Rudy lives and writes in
Texas and New England with his wife and children. Visit his website at
RudyRuiz.com.
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