Perdido

Guadalupe Series #2

by Rick Collignon

Madewell Brown walked into the village on a hot, dry day in 1946. A solitary black man with one arm longer than the other, he had never found a place for himself. Never, that is, until he had painted his own history on the interior walls of his adobe house in Guadalupe.Fifty years later, Will Sawyer's truck runs out of gas, and as he walks that same long road back into town he knows it's best to keep his eyes on the ground. But he doesn't understand the town's long history of displacement or the difficulty of truly fitting in there, until he hears the story of the dead girl found hanging from Las Manos Bridge.In Perdido, Rick Collignon returns to the same magical village he first introduced in The Journal of Antonio Montoya.In Perdido, Collignon returns to the same magical town he first introduced in The Journal of Antonio Montoya. Once again mixing present and past, living and dead, he delivers a forthright and unflinching examination of race, belonging, and identity. With this novel, Collignon shows that a powerful new voice in American fiction has arrived.

Genres: Fiction

Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 1997

About the author

Rick Collignon is the author of four novels: The Journal of Antonio Montoya, Perdido, A Santo in the Image of Cristobal Garcia, and Madewell Brown, all set in the town of Guadalupe, NM. Originally from the Chicago area, he has lived in northern New Mexico for over 30 years.

Reviews

[Jay Hatcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I've ever read.

[Michael Walters · Rating 5 out of 5]

An imaginative tale well told. One to savor and regretfully turn the last page. Kudos to a true artist.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Artfully imperfect, this book well represents the New Mexico of my own childhood - unsurprising, as the author lived so long in the village down the valley from my own (and did so as an Anglo among Hispanos).

[Lillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much darker than Collignon's first book (The Journal of Antonio Montoya). This story revolves around a murder and ethnic conflict in the small village of Guadalupe. While the first book was touching and heart-warming and full of family love, this one showed the dark side of the community.