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“I have tried and tried to get my friends to read The Tortilla Curtain. Too dark, is their lame excuse. I find this novel to be wonderfully funny, terrible, ironic, and gut wrenching. We have two couples, one Mexican, one middle class Californian, who come together when the white husband accidentally hits the Latino on the road. We learn that each couple has its troubles, and each just wants to be happy. Candido and America (love the names) want to find jobs and settle enough to raise their expected child. The Mossbachers just want to keep their little gated community safe from coyotes and illegal immigrants. The real problems start with a frozen Thanksgiving turkey and a fire. You just have to read it.”