In Thirteen Senses, Victor Villaseñor brings readers into the Bonnie-and-Clyde-like world of his colorful, immigrant family: a world set in Depression-era Southern California: a harsh world, where only the wily and strong survive, and where love, passion, and commitment to familia are the sole dependable forces in Lupe’s and Salvador’s lives. In the unfolding of their story, we see Lupe move beyond her young and naive conventions of femininity to become a vessel of power, strength, courage, and brains. Salvador, in turn, is forced to extend beyond his macho “Godfather” persona, becoming whole by learning to listen to the intuitive wisdom of his young wife.

A daring memoir of love, magic, adventure, and miracles, Thirteen Senses continues the exhilarating family saga that began in the widely acclaimed bestseller Rain of Gold.