The Flower in the Skull

by Kathleen Alcalá

Book Overview

A riveting new novel from acclaimed author Kathleen Alcal ,The Flower in the Skullbegins in the Sonoran Desert in the late 19th century, where a village of Opata Indians is attacked by Mexican soldiers. Driven from family and homeland, Concha, a young woman from the village, makes her way alone to Tucson, where she gives birth. Through the stories of Concha and her daughter, and the related story of Shelly?a Latina living in modern-day Los Angeles...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811819167
• ISBN13: 9780811819169
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"