New York: Rayo - Harper Collins, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Los Angeles' author's first novel (although he has published poetry, non-fiction, a children's book and a collection of short stories) , an epic story spanning 3 generations and 60 years in the life of a family of Mexican immigrants and their children and grandchilden, set in the industrial boom of post-World War II Southern California "For the Salcidos - especially for Procopio's idealistic son Johnny and his young family, the hard knocks of life often resound louder than their own sense of hope." Boldly INSCRIBED on the title page. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-060560762.