The Sandoval Sisters' Secret of Old Blood by Sandra Ramos O'Briant

Life in this area and never paid attention to any of the houses.

Things were between them: she was the leader. She’dįollowed him out of boredom, but he shouldn’t get used to it. She was almost eleven, and Gary was only nine. He carried his canvas bag with him just in case. He sounded less sure than before, when he’d bragged aboutįinding treasure.

His mother had blamed dodge ball for his burstĮardrum, but Aunt Frances had real strong arms from her wheelchair. Lydia knew he was trying to read her expression. Gary said, breathless, pointing across the rail yard. Line apart from this stark area of gravel and broken glass landscaping. Most of the nearby homes huddled together in a They stood near the train switching station where giant Playground was the warehouse district where they dug through huge trash binsĪnd occasionally struck it rich with dented cans of Del Monte corn. Lydia’s mom worked at night and usually didn’t get home until after 3Īm. Their mothers still slept even though it was late has a complete listing and links, as well as excerpts from her novel. Her stories, blogs and reviews appear on Huffington Post. Her short stories and creative nonfiction have appeared in numerous print and online journals, as well as in several anthologies. The novel won first place in two categories at the 15th annual ILBA, 2013: Best Historical Fiction and Best First Novel. Sandra Ramos O'Briant's is the author of The Sandoval Sisters’ Secret of Old Blood (La Gente Press, September 2012).

The Sandoval Sisters' Secret of Old Blood by Sandra Ramos O'Briant