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Twilight in the City of Angels

Chris Ahrens

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Description:Los Angeles 1945-1969When the train ran over Jose’s head, he miraculously survived, but was left with a deep dent in his forehead, a joyous disposition and a belief in Jose Cuervo Tequila, because he was drinking it at the time; Our Lady of Guadalupe, because of the medal around his neck, and The Union Pacific Railroad, because it had spared his life–his own personal trinity. Once Jose’s spirituality is combined with that of his sorceress Native American wife Soridtha, the two unite to fight the LA power structure by standing with the poor to keep their neighborhoods from being demolished and turned into strip malls after eminent domain laws are enacted. Most of the action, like the great poker game where everything Jose has, including his house and his reputation as LA’s best poker player is at stake, occurs in East LA. Beyond East LA, to downtown LA, on the cobblestones of Olvera Street, slinking through the mysterious shadows of China Town, visiting the faded Victorian splendor of Bunker Hill and the doomed paradise of Chavez Ravine. Jose and his Native American sorceress wife Soridtha are both loved and feared for their willingness to do anything in the name of justice for the disenfranchised. When their nine-year-old Mexican/Irish grandson, Jesse Flannigan, comes to live with them, he is indoctrinated into their magical world. Jesse is immediately sacrificed to Catholic school, where he is given the impossible mission of becoming a priest while also having at least one son. These apparently contrary acts are deemed necessary by Jose in order to break what he calls “the curse of seven,” which he believes has been manifested in their having seven daughters and no sons. Over the years, Jesse, who narrates the story, grows from a confused child trying to fulfill his grandfather’s mission for his life, into a nail-biting, chain-smoking Catholic priest.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Twilight in the City of Angels. To get started finding Twilight in the City of Angels, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 296

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Perelandra publishing Company

Release: 2014

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Description: Los Angeles 1945-1969When the train ran over Jose’s head, he miraculously survived, but was left with a deep dent in his forehead, a joyous disposition and a belief in Jose Cuervo Tequila, because he was drinking it at the time; Our Lady of Guadalupe, because of the medal around his neck, and The Union Pacific Railroad, because it had spared his life–his own personal trinity. Once Jose’s spirituality is combined with that of his sorceress Native American wife Soridtha, the two unite to fight the LA power structure by standing with the poor to keep their neighborhoods from being demolished and turned into strip malls after eminent domain laws are enacted. Most of the action, like the great poker game where everything Jose has, including his house and his reputation as LA’s best poker player is at stake, occurs in East LA. Beyond East LA, to downtown LA, on the cobblestones of Olvera Street, slinking through the mysterious shadows of China Town, visiting the faded Victorian splendor of Bunker Hill and the doomed paradise of Chavez Ravine. Jose and his Native American sorceress wife Soridtha are both loved and feared for their willingness to do anything in the name of justice for the disenfranchised. When their nine-year-old Mexican/Irish grandson, Jesse Flannigan, comes to live with them, he is indoctrinated into their magical world. Jesse is immediately sacrificed to Catholic school, where he is given the impossible mission of becoming a priest while also having at least one son. These apparently contrary acts are deemed necessary by Jose in order to break what he calls “the curse of seven,” which he believes has been manifested in their having seven daughters and no sons. Over the years, Jesse, who narrates the story, grows from a confused child trying to fulfill his grandfather’s mission for his life, into a nail-biting, chain-smoking Catholic priest.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Twilight in the City of Angels. To get started finding Twilight in the City of Angels, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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