<div> <p>In this novel of the mestizo or mixed-blood Frank Waters completes the Southwestern canvas begun in <i>The Man Who Killed the Deer</i> and <i>People of the Valley</i>. Set in a violent Mexican border town the story centers on Barby a tormented mestizo Guadalupe the mestiza percentage-girl and Tai-Ling the serene yogi. Their fates mingle though each remains alone-Barby bound to the brute rages of the night; Guadalupe unconscious of all save the sun of her sexuality; Tai-Ling believing it is possible to transcend completely the flow of life.</p> </div>