Carmen

Fiction & Literature, Drama, American, Nonfiction, Entertainment, Contemporary Women
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Author: Debra Burroughs ISBN: 9781465806819
Publisher: Debra Burroughs Publication: August 3, 2011
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Debra Burroughs
ISBN: 9781465806819
Publisher: Debra Burroughs
Publication: August 3, 2011
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

CARMEN, which is based on a true story, is a gripping account of survival, prejudice, heartbreak and love. Fleeing the deadly influenza pandemic of 1918, known as the Spanish Flu, that ravaged their small village in northern Mexico, the remnant of Carmen’s family braved the perilous Mexico/U.S. border crossing. Young Carmen and her family hoped to escape the killer epidemic to find a safer and better life in America. But what they found was far different than what they expected.

Carmen’s family was thrown into the hard life of working as migrant farm workers in the blazing heat of Arizona. A family tragedy causes Carmen’s father to send her to live with a wealthy aunt, who he assumed would provide for her and educate her as her own daughter. Unfortunately, for Carmen, it did not turn out to be so.

Through relationships with the wrong men and bearing her first child out of wedlock, she found herself locked into a life of misery and despair. As she is pulled back into the difficult migrant farm worker life that her father tried to spare her from, she must dig down deep to find the strength to survive. She not only has herself to fight for, but she must also protect her children.

Can she free herself from a life of poverty and abuse? Will her children be able to escape it? Will they repeat her mistakes, or will her children find happiness and a good life?

This captivating story covers four generations through their incredible ups and downs. With courage and inner strength, you will be inspired by how they successfully overcame great obstacles.

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CARMEN, which is based on a true story, is a gripping account of survival, prejudice, heartbreak and love. Fleeing the deadly influenza pandemic of 1918, known as the Spanish Flu, that ravaged their small village in northern Mexico, the remnant of Carmen’s family braved the perilous Mexico/U.S. border crossing. Young Carmen and her family hoped to escape the killer epidemic to find a safer and better life in America. But what they found was far different than what they expected.

Carmen’s family was thrown into the hard life of working as migrant farm workers in the blazing heat of Arizona. A family tragedy causes Carmen’s father to send her to live with a wealthy aunt, who he assumed would provide for her and educate her as her own daughter. Unfortunately, for Carmen, it did not turn out to be so.

Through relationships with the wrong men and bearing her first child out of wedlock, she found herself locked into a life of misery and despair. As she is pulled back into the difficult migrant farm worker life that her father tried to spare her from, she must dig down deep to find the strength to survive. She not only has herself to fight for, but she must also protect her children.

Can she free herself from a life of poverty and abuse? Will her children be able to escape it? Will they repeat her mistakes, or will her children find happiness and a good life?

This captivating story covers four generations through their incredible ups and downs. With courage and inner strength, you will be inspired by how they successfully overcame great obstacles.

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