La Flor De Capomo

About the Book

Demi is a beautiful, young , intelligent Yaqui Indian girl, living the carefree life of a teenager. She is blessed with wonderful parents, a wise and loving grandmother; and a supportive extended family. All of a sudden it seems, her carefree world begins to fall apart; first with her beloved’s cousin ingression into the community’s street gangs, then his violent death. His death signals the emergence of the family’s ghosts and past; revealing terrible acts of violence, revenge and horror – while at the same time demonstrating the valor, strength and unity of a family, a town, and a people. A brief history of the Town of Guadalupe, Arizona is included in this story as a necessary backdrop to Demi’s story. Guadalupe’s history, like La Flor de Capomo, is a history of courage, hope, faith, strength and hard-won unity, without which our Town would be history, and our people scattered to the winds.

About the Author

Maria Victoria Murua is a wife, mother of 4, grandmother of 10, Detention Officer, author, poet, musician, singer, and composer. She has published 2 previous novels, Mi Razon and Los Niòos; and is currently in the process of writing two more novels and two short story books. She has also composed over 250 gospel songs for the church Choir, Coro Cristo Rey of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church of which she is a long-time member.