Into the Beautiful North: A Novel [Paperback]

Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to theUSwhen she was young.?Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village--they've all gone north. While watchingThe Magnificent Seven,Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men--her own Siete Magn?ficos --to repopulate her hometown and protect it from the bandidos who plan on taking it over.?

Filled with unforgettable characters and prose as radiant as the Sinaloan sun,Into the Beautiful Northis the story of an irresistible young woman's quest to find herself on both sides of the fence.Luis Alberto Urrea is the author ofThe Devil's Highway,The Hummingbirds Daughter, andAcross the Wire.?Winner of a Lannan Literary Award,?and the Christopher Award, he is also the recipient of an American Book Award, a Western States Book Award, and a?Colorado Book Award. In 2001, Luis was inducted into the Latino?Literary Hall of Fame. [Into the Beautiful North] is deliciously composed...[Urrea writes] in a sweet but serious style...You find it in the dialogue...You find it in the description of the countryside...the plot gathers as much strength as the prose... Alan Cheuse,Chicago Tribune Awash in a subtle kind of satire...A funny and poignant impossible journey...Into the Beautiful Northis a refreshing antidote to all the negativity currently surrounding Mexico. ?Roberto Ontiveros,Dallas Morning News Magical Vanity Fair