Kind of Kin
By Rilla Askew
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Your Grandpa is a felon and a Christian. He says he's a felon because he's a Christian.
So says Aunt Sweet to her nephew Dustin, when her father, who has been raising Dustin, is arrested for hiding migrant workers. The law that makes harbouring 'illegals' an offence is the brainchild of the ferociously ambitious Oklahoma politician Monica Moorehouse.
Aunt Sweet takes Dustin in, but Dustin is bullied by her son Carl Albert, and goes on the run, aided by an illegal the sheriffs didn't find. Meanwhile, Sweet is asked by Dustin's married sister to hide her husband, Juanito, a Mexican without papers. As Grandpa Brown holds fast to his beliefs and Dustin remains missing, Aunt Sweet fights to hold the family together, and to do what seems right.
In a gripping and compelling narrative, Kind of Kin lays bare the consequences of a law that exiles workers, turns friends into informers, and tears apart families. It also shows how some - and ultimately a whole town - will unite to protect their own.
Rilla Askew
Rilla Askew received a 2009 Arts and Letters Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She is the author of four novels, and has been nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Dublin IMPAC Prize, and is a three-time recipient of the Oklahoma Book Award.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Whenever I read a book straight through in a couple of days, I know it's a winner. This one covers so many issues that affect families of all kinds: illegal immigration, substance abuse, parents trying to do their best for their children, Christians trying to live out their faith, politicians and law enforcement trying to garner fame and influence, and children just trying to survive it all. Rilla Askew has a keen ear for her characters and their troubles.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To those who think reading fiction is for escape from the “real” world, this novel addresses a very serious real world problem, one with no easy, one-size-fits-all answer.A fairly normal, strongly Christian family in Oklahoma gets caught up in a felony, harboring illegal immigrants, violating a new law. And the family is being torn apart.Children are involved, as are family members who don't have good sense, good people trying to stand up for what they think is right and those trying to protect their families, and two men who are in the country illegally.The story is exciting throughout. “Sweet” is a flawed character that I couldn't help but love. Some of the characters seemed a little too much like stereotypes for me, especially the sheriff. But then I live in Maricopa County – we have living, breathing stereotypes of our own. The publicity-seeking legislator also hit a little close to home.The writing was lovely and crisp. In the end, some questions were answered but not everything was tied up into a nice, neat bundle. And just as in real life, there are no easy answers to the issue of what to do about people who are in the country without proper documentation.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I could only give this book five stars because I wasn't offered ten! I read all 416 pages in 3 days. It was so good. It's about the plight of Mexican immigrants. An ambitious politician in Oklahoma thinks it's a hot button issue and wants to prosecute everyone involved.A wonderful family and their foibles in dealing with this.With lots of wisdom and insight in between. A must read for everyone.