Camino Doloroso
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While I can, it's important to tell my story. I'm Carolina Amalia Esquerre y Bazet, and I was born in the port town of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. It is such a pretty little town along the Sea of Cortez where the water is very blue and the fish and shrimp are the best to eat. Now I lie in a hospital bed in Santa Rosa, California, dying of cancer. It is amost the spring of 1978. My moments of life are few, and with that thought I'll share my story with you before Death takes me, easing my suffering.
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Camino Doloroso is the story of a Mexican woman brought up during that country's revolutionary period. She loses two husbands to the revolution and flees to the United States with four children and her childhood companion. She goes from privilege to poverty but manages to make a way for her family in America. Based on a true story, the challenges an immigrant single mother faces and must overcome are explored, from a personal perspective. The novel is filled with passion, hardships, and the challenges and disappointments a family must endure.
About the Author
Roberto de Haro, a Mexican-American scholar activist is a retired professor and university senior executive. He writes historical fiction and detective novels. His recent book, Camino Doloroso is now available. He has completed another novel, Assassins' Raid: Killing Admiral Yamamoto which should be released in January of 2009. Haro lives in Marin County, California and enjoys jogging, hiking, biking, kayaking, ballroom dancing, and writing.