A richly imagined debut novel of friend-
ship and forgiveness, Frontera Street
explores the physical, cultural, and emo-
tional borders that shape our lives.
Nowhere are those lines more clearly
drawn than in the small West Texas town
of Los Cielos, and on the pavement of
Frontera Street.
Dee Paxton, a widow at 28, finds her-
self pregnant and alone, back in her home-
town and afraid to face the future. On
impulse, she takes a job at a fabric store in
the barrio, only minutes from the affluent
neighborhood where she grew up--but
worlds apart. She doesn t tell anyone
about her real life or her secrets.
At first, Alma Cruz is not impressed by
her new coworker. She s convinced Dee is
hiding something~and whatever it is,
Alma certainly doesn t want it in her part
of town. But when Dee needs a place, to
stay, Alma reluctantly takes her in. As a
single mother, Alma knows what it s like
to raise a child alone...and as a woman,
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