Books by Reyna Grande
“The book is set against the backdrop of the Mexican-American war, which was manufactured by the United States to uphold colonialist beliefs in their ‘Manifest Destiny’, and which ended in the catastrophic loss of nearly half of our Mexican territory. Reyna explores this tragedy through two protagonists, Ximena, a fictional Mexican army nurse who falls in love with John Riley, who was a real-life Irish immigrant soldier who defected the US Army and formed the St Patrick’s Battalion under the Mexican flag. Here is another fascinating history that is not spoken about often enough: the hundreds of immigrants and enslaved Indigenous and African men who switched sides to fight for Mexico, which had abolished slavery two decades prior. Unfortunately, slavery was reinstated in the territory that was lost to the United States.” Read more...
Historical Fiction Set in Latin America
Sofia Robleda, Novelist
Interviews where books by Reyna Grande were recommended
Historical Fiction Set in Latin America, recommended by Sofia Robleda
English-speaking readers are not always so familiar with the dramatic historical events of Central and South America, says Sofia Robleda—author of a new novel set during the Aztec empire, The Other Moctezuma Girls. But if you enjoy historical fiction with heart and soul, you are bound to love these five vibrant, “hugely relevant” novels set in Latin America.
