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One of the great things about being an English teacher is reading a good novel and realizing how well it would fit into one of your classes. It wouldn't be hard to imagine Lorraine Lopez' The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters in all sorts of literature classes, from multicultural to women's to American in general. The novel documents Latino life in the 1960s through the '80s, but also tells the little-known story of the native people of New Mexico in the early 20th century. It's also an entertaining and moving tale of four sisters whose gifts often seem more like curses as they make their ways through a motherless childhood to find their own identities as adults. Lopez will be speaking as part of the "Evening with the Author" series at Belle Meade Plantation.
Thu., March 19, 6-7 p.m., 2009
Thu., March 19, 6-7 p.m., 2009
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