Carry Me Like Water

"Sentimental and ferocious, upsetting and tender, firmly magic-realist yet utterly modern. . . Saenz is a writer with greatness in him." -- San Diego Union Tribune With Carry Me Like Water , Benjamin Alire Saenz unfolds a beautiful story about hope and forgiveness, unexpected reunions, an expanded definition of family, and, ultimately, what happens when the disparate worlds of pain and privilege collide. Diego, a deaf-mute, is barely surviving on the border in El Paso, Texas. Diego''s sister, Helen, who lives with her husband in the posh suburbs of San Francisco, long ago abandoned both her brother and her El Paso roots. Helen''s best friend, Lizzie, a nurse in an AIDS ward, begins to uncover her own buried past after a mystical encounter with a patient. This immensely moving novel confronts divisions of race, gender, and class, fusing together the stories of people who come to recognize one another from former lives they didn''t know existed-- or that they tried to forget.

About the author

Benjamin Alire Sáenz writes poetry and prose for adults and teens. He was the first Hispanic winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and a recipient of the American Book Award for his adult literature. His award-winning books for young readers include the beloved Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, a Printz Honor Book, Stonewall Award winner, Pura Belpré Award winner, and Lambda Literary Award winner, and its #1 New York Times bestselling sequel, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World. He lives in El Paso, Texas.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Alire Saenz, Benjamin Alire Sáenz
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.09.2005
• EAN: 9780060831332
• ISBN: 978-0-06-083133-2
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 203 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fantasy Romance, Historical fiction, Family life fiction, Contemporary Fantasy, Historical fantasy, United States of America, USA, Relating to lesbians, Plays, Playscripts, Relating to gay people, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Historical / General, DRAMA: American / General, FICTION: Family Life / Siblings, FICTION: Fantasy / Contemporary, FICTION: Fantasy / Romance, FICTION: Fantasy / Historical, FICTION: Hispanic & Latino, FICTION: Friendship, FICTION: Disabilities & Special Needs, Modern and Contemporary romance, FICTION: Disability