Description: Honoring the spirit of the ancient Maya-"war against forgetting" still being waged by los indigenous today, Mirador tells the story of a man's reckoning with love and loss, friendship and betrayal, courage and cowardice, as he helps a group of rebels prepare for the Zapatista uprising.the first war fought on the ground and the World Wide Web.
Brief description: James Jennings is a writer and trial lawyer who lives with his wife, Vicky, in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is a fifth-generation Oklahoman and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, descended from tribal chiefs, warriors, horse breeders, scholars, judges, and men of the cloth. He studied Latin American history and politics at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City as an undergraduate and fell in love with Mexico's people and history. He has traveled throughout the country and seen the poverty in Chiapas, the site of the Zapatista uprising and the setting for Mirador.
Review Quotes:
"Suspense, appealing characters and interesting historical events create a compelling story that is an engrossing page-turner." -- Sara Orwig, USA Today bestselling romance author of The Forbidden Texan and The Rancher's Heir
"An exquisitely written, gripping tale of love, obsession and revenge. James Jennings has created memorable characters who pop off the page. You can taste, feel and see the rural Mexican locations where a class war rages, evil thrives and brutal acts are a daily event. Once you pick this book up you'll have a tough time putting it down." -- Charles Salzberg, author of the award-winning Second Story Man and the Shamus Award-nominated Henry Swann series
"Great tale! Jennings has a terrific feel for how ordinary Americans get in over their heads and how good intentions can lead to bad outcomes. The mountains, the jungles, the people of Chiapas are all beautifully rendered in a captivating saga that makes the little-known story of Mexico's Zapatista uprising come alive. This one will stay with you." -- Ross Klavan, author of Schmuck and the Independent Spirit Award-nominated screenplay for Tigerland
"Mirador, the remarkable new novel from James Jennings, traces the development of the first 'internet revolution' in Chiapas through the intersection of a group of American missionaries and EZLN insurgents. It's a big story with the narrative dynamics of Robert Stone's A Flag for Sunrise, the historical complications of Gina Apostol's Insurrecto, and the persuasive local detail of Netflix's Narcos: Mexico. Jennings adds a significant voice to American letters." -- Tim Tomlinson, author most recently of This Is Not Happening to You, a collection of short stories