The Journal of Antonia Montoya

Rick Collignon

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We are proud to reintroduce the classic first novel by the author of Madewell Brown.
When little José Montoya's parents are killed one August morning by a cow, his Tia Ramona and his Tio Flavio are troubled by how best to raise the boy. After the funeral, they drive to their childhood home behind the village office, but "before they reach the house, the front door swung open and Ramona's grandfather, Epolito Montoya, who had been dead for thirteen years, stood in the doorway. 'Why are you out in the rain?' he said."
Ramona has returned reluctantly to this isolated village in northern New Mexico and to the family that never lets go. As she tries to build a modern life here on her own terms, and still to care for young José, she discovers that she can reach through time, see the richness of her heritage, and reclaim riches, knowledge, art that disappeared generations ago. In fact, she can speak with her ancestors and learn their stories.
These, finally, are the fortunes she will try to pass on to José.

Book Details

Publisher: Unbridled Books
Publish Date: Aug 25th, 2009
Pages: 272
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.33in - 6.11in - 0.56in - 0.59lb
EAN: 9781932961966
Categories: • Literary

Praise for this book

"This is a distinctive and appealing first novel." -Atlantic Monthly

"Strongly reminiscent of the magic realism of Garcia Marquez, this is an enchanting work by a new writer." -Library Journal

"This is a wonderful, fictional narrative of family and community told in an oral history tradition. . . . With Ramona's eyes and ears, you merge into aintergenerational family of new ghosts, old ghosts and the living. Retreat into the past of the village and plunge forward into the present and future in a humorous mix of time and interaction. The pages of the old journal help tie everything together in a beautiful, touching, caring package." -Small Press Magazine

"The mark of gifted writing is how well the reader loses all sense of time and place as they enter the world created by the author and identifies with the characters and is immersed in the storyline. By those criteria, The Journal of Antonio Montoya is a literary masterpiece." -Midwest Book Review