So Far from Heaven

by Richard Bradford and Richard Bradford

Book Overview

SO FAR FROM HEAVEN is the story of the Tafoya clan, a Chicano family with a flair for misadventure. The Tafoyas include a physician philosopher, a radical daughter with a degree from Bryn Mawr, a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0397008538
• ISBN13: 9780397008537
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A pair to draw to

Richard Bradford's two books, So Far From Heaven and Red Sky at Morning come from a time when New Mexico was in a period of transition. So Far From Heaven refers to a statement in 1841 by Mexican Governor Manual Armijo, "Poor New Mexico! So far from heaven, so close to Texas."A Houston executive flees to New Mexico to find a new life for himself. During the process he discovers he's actually a man. The book is poignant and accurately portrays the long struggle between Hispanic and Anglo in the Land of Enchantment. The struggle is for land, water and human rights. I'd recommend both of these books for the laughs, the entertainment and the education and thought you're bound to derive. Afterward you can begin the Milagro series and enjoy it more for having read these two.

A rare gem...

This book came to me by way of my grandmother. It is one of my most prized possessions. It follows a period in the life of a burned-out executive who finds what he's been looking for -- even though he didn't know he was seeking it. If you can get a hold of a copy, be sure to read this book. It encompasses the passion and staunch traditions of New Mexico -- a state that hasn't quite lost it's edge when it comes to family, hearth and home.