Rain of Gold is a true-life saga of love, family and destiny that
pulses with bold vitality, sweeping from the war-ravaged Mexican
mountains of Pancho Villa's revolution to the days of Prohibition in
California.
It all began when Villaseñor's maternal grandmother sat him down in
their little home in the barrio of Carlsbad, California, gave him sweet
bread and told him the story of their past. Of his mother Lupe, the most
beautiful girl in the whole village who was only a child when Villa's
men came shooting into their canyon. And of his father Juan and his
family, reduced to rags and starvation as they sought refuge across the
border, where they believed that endless opportunity awaited.
Lupe and Juan met and fell in love in California, but they found that
the doors to the Promised Land were often closed to those from south of
the border. His father was forced to take the law into his own hands, in
spite of his wife's objections. With love and humor, Villaseñor shares
this passionate love story that celebrates the triumph of the human
spirit.
An all-American story of struggle and success, Rain of Gold focuses on
three generations of Villaseñor's kin, their spiritual and cultural
roots back in Mexico, their immigration to California and overcoming
poverty, prejudice and economic exploitation. It is the warm-hearted and
spirited account of the wily, wary and persevering forebears of Victor
Villaseñor.
