Published: Nov. 24, 2012
Words: 22,236 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780920623176

Short description

Jack in the Green is an original novella, set in the fictional Southwestern desert city of Santo del Vado Viejo, and is available here for the first time in any format. Best friends Maria and Luz grew up in the barrio and were inseparable until Luz left town. They lose track of one another until one day, while cleaning rich people's homes, Maria spots Luz among a gang robbing the house next door.

Extended description

Jack in the Green is an original novella, set in the fictional Southwestern desert city of Santo del Vado Viejo, and is available here for the first time in any format.

Best friends Maria and Luz grew up in the barrio and were inseparable until Luz left town to fight against social injustice. They lose track of one another until one day, while at her job cleaning rich people's homes, Maria spots Luz among a gang robbing the house next door. Luz later tells Maria that her gang robs from the rich and gives to the poor, like a modern day Robin Hood. Luz says she brought the leader and his men to their city by magic.

Maria isn't sure if she believes that, but she does know that she feels an undeniable romantic connection to their handsome leader, the mysterious Jack Green, and the feeling is mutual. Between her rekindled friendship with Luz and her attraction to Jack, she gets drawn into a life that’s 180 degrees opposite to how she’s been living. But when things go awry, it’s M.. (Read more) Jack in the Green is an original novella, set in the fictional Southwestern desert city of Santo del Vado Viejo, and is available here for the first time in any format.

Best friends Maria and Luz grew up in the barrio and were inseparable until Luz left town to fight against social injustice. They lose track of one another until one day, while at her job cleaning rich people's homes, Maria spots Luz among a gang robbing the house next door. Luz later tells Maria that her gang robs from the rich and gives to the poor, like a modern day Robin Hood. Luz says she brought the leader and his men to their city by magic.

Maria isn't sure if she believes that, but she does know that she feels an undeniable romantic connection to their handsome leader, the mysterious Jack Green, and the feeling is mutual. Between her rekindled friendship with Luz and her attraction to Jack, she gets drawn into a life that’s 180 degrees opposite to how she’s been living. But when things go awry, it’s Maria who must pay the final price.
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novella santo del vado viejo green man urban fantasy street gangs roller derby folklore

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Review by: Lynn E. O'Connacht on May 16, 2013 :
Five sentence summary? "Robin Hood in the desert". I hope you don't need more reason to be intrigued than that. As you might expect the story has a strong sense of morals running through it, and I did feel that some of the points were a little heavy-handed and didn't suit de Lint's subtlety and world-building at all. Beyond that, it's a powerful story. Maria is an intriguing character, the more so in the latter part of the story. The magic is, as always, incredibly organic and the different views de Lint gave on it and the different ways it interacted with people was wonderful.

Structurally, the story shifts between the present day and some of the things Maria and Luz got up to when they were younger and how they drifted apart. It's a good choice, adding additional depth to their friendship and creating an even stronger sense of place. I would happily, happily recommend this. It's a beautiful story.
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Review by: Alex Draven on Dec. 31, 2012 :
A real treat of a read
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Review by: Alex Draven on Dec. 31, 2012 :
Top notch - a real treat
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