Amigoland: A Novel

Amigoland: A Novel by Casares, Oscar. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780316159692.

In a small town on the Mexican border live two brothers, Don Fidencio and Don Celestino. Stubborn and independent, they now must face the facts: they are old, and they have let a family argument stand between them for too long. Don Celestinos good-natured housekeeper encourages him to make amends--while he still can. They secretly liberate Don Fidencio from his nursing home and travel into Mexico to solve the mystery at the heart of their dispute: the family legend of their grandfathers kidnapping. As the unlikely trio travels, the brothers learn its never too late for a new beginning. With winsome prose and heartfelt humor, Oscar Casaress debut novel of family lost and found radiates with generosity and grace and confirms the arrival of a uniquely talented new writer.