Dirt and Honey

Synopsis

The Retelling Of Mexican Family Folktales, Feminist Reclamations Of Ancient Myths, And New Motherhood: Raquel Vasquez Gilliland's Debut Collection, Dirt And Honey, Unearths The Connection Of These Experiences With Innovative Language. Gilliland Writes Across Myth, Describing A Woman Who Grew Leaves, The Grandmother Of God, And The Story Of Her Grandfather, Who Left For Texas As A Refugee Of The Mexican Civil War. Gilliland's Work Centers Readers In A Place All Her Own--one In Which Ancient Lineages Are Drawn With Breast Milk, Seduction Begins With Feasts Of Peppers, And Fisherchildren Displaced By Wars Are Always Welcomed Into New Lands.