Rudy Ruiz is the author of 'Valley of Shadows' and 'The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch' is by Julia Brewer Daily.
Ultimately, Ruiz said he hopes to turn those horrors into triumphs, at least in his fictional world. Those massacres “inspired me to imagine a world where the unheard voices of the Native American and Mexican American communities of the time could be brought to the forefront and cast as heroes rather than only villains and victims.
The difficulties of ranch life drive the novel’s young protagonist Emma Rosales, the “fifth daughter” of the title, to consider relinquishing her heiress responsibilities when she inherits the property. However, her parents’ European vacation is interrupted by a call from their housekeeper Flora, and they learn what we already know: “Emma’s missing.” They imagine the hazards of their property, including steep cliffs and caverns “as spectacular as the Grand Canyon.”
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