The night that my father burned his house down, well, I was just beginning to gather newspaper clippings and notes for my novel. . . . Petra Leyva has begun to write a novel about the Sanctuary Movement when she hears that her widowed, womanizing father has set fire to his house in a drunken rage. Overwhelmed by family memories, Petra begins a journey of introspection that leads her to explore what "sanctuary" really means to present-day Chicanas. Petra learns there are various types of sanctuaries not only those aiding Central America refugees but also less obvious safe...
The night that my father burned his house down, well, I was just beginning to gather newspaper clippings and notes for my novel. . . . <...