Roots of Indifference

Roots of Indifference, is an unforgettable thought-provoking, historical, fictional novel written from 1910-to 1941. The research in this saga, took 20 years to complete from stories told by the older generations in vivid details, and their experience. Living in a region that everything that took place was secret and never discussed or mentioned in school or the educational system. It's a novel about the lives of a silent and forgotten people. A book that totally describes the struggles and patience of the Hispanic-American people living in a ruthless time; an era of time that was lawless and injustices in a time that was so common. It was after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed and opportunists moved in with greed, buying the land for pennies and running the region with a gun and a whip. The transformation became disheartening and the majority became indifferent, separating two nationalities in their own heritage and culture. Read about the past history in Mexico and how the Rio Grande River affected the citizens living on both sides of the border. Learn the culture of an up-coming Hispanics and their rich heritage. A suspenseful novel, with supernatural incidents on the healers, called cuarandera, dealing with witchcraft. There were unexplained murders, and mysterious in the thickets of the mesquites. The love of the two forbidden lovers full of lustful, in explicit love actions. A story that will take you, into the depth of Mexico and part of its history, including the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

From the Inside Flap

Roots of Indifference is a gripping, thought-provoking book, and a page turner, wanting to read more. This is a novel that will stay with you long after you read it. It's a novel that needs to be told about the turbulent times during those dark years of Indifference.

From the Back Cover

This historical novel will take you back in time where injustice was common, and the lawless ran rapid. But nothing can prepare the family on the coming events of a young pheasant girl who was raped and left for dead. The known truth of unexplained dead white woman; yet her body was never found in the wild and harsh wilderness in their land. The beginning of the coming struggled between the law who ruled the land and a peaceful man. This enduring novel will take you back and re-live the Mexican Revolution and how it affected the citizens along the border. The novel will take you into the historic events: injustice and murders that took place and were never recorded; the enduring suffering of the families during the Spanish Influenza; the coming of World War 1; The Great Depression and also the beginning of World War 11. This is also a beautiful written novel that won the 2011 Pinnacle Achievement Award in literature history. A novel filled with suspense, supernatural events, witchcraft, incest and superstition. A saga that is rich in family culture, heritage, and customs, especially, the arranged marriages among the very rich and powerful: interwoven with betrays on political involvements. This book comes with a sizzling-passionate, explicit love on two forbidden lovers in their struggle to secretly romance each other: breaking all the good rules to the point of committing murder just to be with each other.

About the Author

A professional writer of the "bestselling" Novel, "Roots of Indifference" which was the 2011 winner of the Pinnacle Achievement Award in literature history;  and Winner of the Hispanic- American literature group of South Texas in Culture and Traditional  writing .   Her first book was a Children's which is a local Grand Junction Historical children's book.  She has also written three additional books on Organic Gardening, Nutrition and Wellness and Fitness for seniors.                  Terri worked as a Civil Service employee with the Department of Revenue for 30 years and is now retired.  She has also worked as an interpreter for various languages for the State of Colorado, Mesa County, and City of Grand Junction.  She worked with the Grand Junction Court System located in Mesa Co., and traveled to the counties of Delta, Montrose, and Garfield.   Terri also Implemented and assisted in the setting up the Head Start Program and was a Key Factor in the organization in the Diet and Wellness program for young children of Mesa County, Colorado which is still in use today.                 She attended Mesa University and the University of Colorado and has had numerous courses in nutrition, science sports diet, and Organic Gardening.                  In her spare time, she now enjoys reading, writing novels, daily exercising, gardening and traveling to places of interest.

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