Tame Cactus
Tame Cactus by Esperanza Zendejas, published by AuthorHouse in July 2007, is a 236-page novel written in English. The story follows Millie Wolf, who is raised by adoptive parents on a southern California farm. Despite being loved, Millie grapples with feelings of loneliness and questions about her birth parents and her Mexican heritage. As she navigates her identity, a budding romance brings new insights into her past and the enduring power of love and friendship.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of family and relationships, particularly through the lens of adoption and fostering. The book delves into Millie’s journey of self-discovery, revealing the connections between her present life and her cultural roots. With vivid descriptions that evoke both a small Mexican village in 1957 and its evolution two decades later, Tame Cactus presents a rich tapestry of experiences that resonate with the complexities of identity and belonging.
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Raised by adoptive parents on a southern California farm, Millie Wolf is loved but lonely. Who were her birth parents? What happened to them and the rest of her Mexican family? Then a budding romance illuminates her identity and reveals the miracles of love and friendship for yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
“Your vivid descriptions of life in a small Mexican village, both in 1957 and twenty years later, left me feeling as though I had traveled there with you.”
Sue Anne Gilroy
Indiana Secretary of State
“This is a must read’ book for young adults … it encompasses the best of two cultures.”
Graciana de Peña
Brownsville, Texas educator
“The Tame Cactus is smooth and tender with a surprise ending. It’s a curl-up-and-lose-yourself-in-the-pages kind of read. Esperanza Zendejas transports the reader through two cultures linked by a compelling heroine.”
Anne Ryder
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