Cry Me A Rio
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Last published Fri, Sep 19, 2014
On the verge of turning thirty, Gabriel Bocanegra plans a trip to Mexico—and then his mother tags along, steering him to an isolated, rural outpost in Northern Mexico to visit their widowed aunt who lives alone with her dog.
An over-protective mother. A foul-mouthed widow and her friends. A dog named Chocolate that killed chickens and another that liked to play dead.
This isn't the adventure Gabriel had in mind--but it's one he won't soon forget.
CRY ME A RIO is an atmospheric travel story about borders and family baggage, the physical divide between Texas and Mexico, and the emotional crossing one young man makes into adulthood, claiming his independence from the mother who raised him.
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