{"product_id":"a-ballad-of-love-and-glory-9781982165277","title":"A Ballad of Love and Glory","description":"\u003cb\u003e2023 International Latino Book Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Texas Institute of Letters's Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Long Petal of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e in this \"epic and exquisitely wrought\" (Patricia Engel, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) saga following a Mexican army nurse and an Irish soldier who must fight, at first for their survival and then for their love, amidst the atrocity of the Mexican-American War--from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA forgotten war. An unforgettable romance.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The year is 1846. After the controversial annexation of Texas, the US Army marches south to provoke war with México over the disputed Río Grande boundary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ximena Salomé is a gifted Mexican healer who dreams of building a family with the man she loves on the coveted land she calls home. But when Texas Rangers storm her ranch and shoot her husband dead, her dreams are burned to ashes. Vowing to honor her husband's memory and defend her country, Ximena uses her healing skills as a nurse on the frontlines of the ravaging war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, John Riley, an Irish immigrant in the Yankee army desperate to help his family escape the famine devastating his homeland, is sickened by the unjust war and the unspeakable atrocities against his countrymen by nativist officers. In a bold act of defiance, he swims across the Río Grande and joins the Mexican Army--a desertion punishable by execution. He forms the St. Patrick's Battalion, a band of Irish soldiers willing to fight to the death for México's freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Ximena and John meet, a dangerous attraction blooms between them. As the war intensifies, so does their passion. Swept up by forces with the power to change history, they fight not only for the fate of a nation but for their future together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A grand and soulful novel by a storyteller who has hit her full stride\" (Julia Alvarez, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Time of the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eA Ballad of Love and Glory\u003c\/i\u003e effortlessly illuminates a largely forgotten moment in history that impacts the US-México border to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reyna Grande\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.31w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982165277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReyna Grande is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. As a young girl, she crossed the US-Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles, a harrowing journey chronicled in \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other books include the novels \u003ci\u003eA Ballad of Love and Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAcross a Hundred Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Dancing with Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoirs \u003ci\u003eMigrant Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us: Young Readers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdition\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDream Called Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and the anthology \u003ci\u003eSomewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSurvival, and New Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Woodland, California, with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com for more information.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Reyna Grande \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47808910885021,"sku":"9781982165277","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_77e035c0-2e5e-4b1d-aa6c-77c9c6772167.jpg?v=1775555437","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-ballad-of-love-and-glory-9781982165277","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}