Opening book details…
Can I read A Glass of Water on EtoBox?
A Glass of Water by Baca, Jimmy Santiago is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Glass of Water about?
A Glass of Water is a gripping tale of family, loyalty, ambition, and revenge that offers an intimate look into the tragedies unfurling at our country’s borders. The first novel from award-winning memoirist, poet, and activist, Jimmy Santiago Baca, it is a passionate and galvanizing addition to Chicano literature. The promise of a new beginning brings Casimiro and Nopal together when they are young immigrants, having made the nearly deadly journey across the border from Mexico. They settle into a life of long days in the chili fields, and in a few years their happy union yields two sons, Lorenzo and Vito. But when Nopal is brutally murdered, the boys are left to navigate life in this brave but capricious new world without her. A Glass of Water is a searing, heartfelt tribute to brotherhood, and an arresting portrait of the twisted paths people take to claim their piece of the ever-elusive American dream.
Who reads A Glass of Water?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Baca, Jimmy Santiago
- Publisher
- Grove Atlantic
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780802198921
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.48 / 5 (104 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
More by Baca, Jimmy Santiago
Browse all works by Baca, Jimmy Santiago
Similar books
- The Importance of a Piece of Paper : Stories — Jimmy Santiago Baca; hoopla digital (2007)
- Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass) (Throne of Glass, 6) — Sarah J. Maas (2017)
- Water in a Broken Glass — Odessa Rose (1999)
- Hour Glass : A Novel of Calamity Jane — Rene, Michelle (Novelist) (2018)
- Tower of Glass — Robert Silverberg (1987)
- The Face — Jimmy Santiago Baca (2013)