A Handful of Sand

The historical background is woven into the novel with ease.made me want to study Mexican history again.</br>-Leonard Tourney Author of <I>Time's Fool</I></p><I>A Handful of Sand</I> has powerful characters and a historical sweep. McCaffrey is a gifted storyteller.</br>-Bill Johnson Author of <I>A Story Is A Promise</I></P>This gripping story of love and war offers twists turns and suspense. Well written. Powerful.</br>-Bonnie Hearn Hill Author of <I>Double Exposure Killer Body Intern</I></P>A Latino <I>Gone With The Wind</I> occurring in Mexico at the same time as the United States civil war. Mexican patriots Miguel and Isabella a charismatic Juarista colonel and a fiery aristocrat star-crossed lovers of different caste on opposite sides of a violent class struggle and repulse of a French invasion fight for their country and against prejudice each in their own way. Isabella independent in a male-dominated society betrays her father and class to give covert aid to Juarista guerrillas. Her clandestine love affair with Miguel is a maze of secrets lies and subplots with the intrigue and suspense of a mystery woven into tumultuous Mexican history. A dramatic twist leads to a poignant ending.</P>