The Faces of Guatemala
by Joan Barrettin ⚔ Fiction
The Faces of Guatemala
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Short stories about heroic Guatemalans whom I know. Their dreams and hopes and what drives many of them to attempt to migrate to the United States despite the risks. Or not.
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About Joan Barrett
Born in Connecticut, educated in New York and California, Pan Am Flight Attendant for eighteen years and retired in Antigua, Guatemala where I look after a number of disadvantaged kids.
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