The lemon thorn
Subtitle: La espina del limón
By: by Alfonso A. Guilin ; edited by Marion Nauman
Contributors: Nauman, Marion
Publisher: [A.A. Guilin]
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [U.S.?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781461137016
Subjects: Medical students; Fiction; Migrant agricultural laborers; Seasonal labor; Lemon; Harvesting; Organ trafficking
Other titles: Espina del limón
Description: "For many summers, young Carlos Reynoso has journeyed north to harvest lemons to finance his medical education in Mexico. His original goal was to reside and practice in his home state of Jalisco, but on his final bus-ride to the U.S., he encounters an American girl who, along with her family, derails his well-intentioned plans. The discovery of a dead body in a lemon orchard along with other events and new acquaintances add complexities to his life ..."--Description from www.amazon.com