Pomegranate

by Ysella Ayn Fulton

Pomegranate is a novel about the importance of family, of friends, and of faith. Set in the farming communities of Southern New Mexico and Far West Texas, and across the border from the horrific violence caused by the Mexican drug war, the story follows the year-long journey of three women connected to each other through ties of blood and friendship. Sydney and Erica are cousins, part of the illustrious Navarro family. Mia, an only child, a Chicana feminist and scholar, has been their best friend since childhood in the small town of San Martin. But on a recent New Year s Eve, their lives crack open like a pomegranate exposing seeds of disappointment, secrecy, and betrayal. For the first time in many years, these women and their families are once again living close to each other and their lives are changed forever when the past enters into the present.

350 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published May 28, 2011

About the author

Ysella Ayn Fulton grew-up in the Mesilla Valley of Southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. She attended Cardinal Newman College to learn the classics and received her MFA in Creative Writing at American University to learn to write. In between she worked as a restaurant hostess, at a TV station, at the Folger Shakespeare Library, the White House, Funshine Daycare, and a law firm at the Watergate. She then married classical guitarist Eric Slavin and moved to Argentina where she traveled, taught English, and wrote. Currently she is an Associate professor at El Paso Community College where she teaches writing and literature. For 6 years she was the faculty adviser of EPCC’s literary magazine Chrysalis, was founder and now co-directs EPCC’s Community Literary Center: PaPaGaYo. Her work has been published in numerous literary journals such as Folio, The Juggler, American Literary, Border Senses among others. She lives with her husband and two teenage children.

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

This tale of a year in the life of three women -- Sydney, Erica, and Mia -- who live in Southern New Mexico and Far West Texas is at once a look at mid-life relationships with families, friends, and lovers, a frightening glimpse of the violence in Northern Mexico, and a testament to the power of faith. Pomegranate is a thoughtful and engaging novel that contains a fair share of action and realistic romance. Unfortunately, the first printing contains numerous editorial errors, but I gather they've been addressed in the second printing.

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book detailing the struggles and lives of a group of friends in the Southwest whose love, faith and friendship are far more than ordinary. Despite the hardships that mark their lives these women are still as connected as they were when their friendships began. They are above all like sisters no matter how much or how little things might have changed. Great book!!

[Vincent Emery · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Pomegranate peels the soul, leaving bare wounds bleeding.
Ysella Ayn Fulton heals through faith and family. Rebuilding
the cornerstones of love and forgiveness. There is a light in
Pomegranate that saves, however weak, is always there.”

[Donna Snyder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Please read my review in the El Paso Times:


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