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In the 1950s, tensions remain high in the border town of La Frontera. Penny loafers and sneakers clash with boots and huaraches. Bowling shirts and leather jackets compete with guayaberas. Convertibles fend with motorcycles. Yet amidst the discord, young love blooms at first sight between Fulgencio Ramirez, the son of impoverished immigrants, and Carolina Mendelssohn, the local pharmacist's daughter. But as they'll soon find out, their bonds will be undone by a force more powerful than they could have known.Thirty years after their first fateful encounter, Fulgencio Ramirez, RPh, is conducting his daily ritual of reading the local obituaries in his cramped pharmacy office. After nearly a quarter of a century of waiting, Fulgencio sees the news he's been hoping for: his nemesis, the husband of Carolina Mendelssohn, has died.



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Rudy Ruiz

Award-winning author Rudy Ruiz was born and raised on the border. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Harvard. His novel, "The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez," was released in 2020 by Blackstone Publishing. His short story collection, "Seven for the Revolution," won four International Latino Book Awards. In 2017, he received the Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction. His stories have appeared in Notre Dame Review, The Ninth Letter, New Texas, and BorderSenses. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and children. Learn more at www.rudyruiz.com.



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