Patrick Flenniken grew up in Los Angeles and has spent 30 years as a public high school teacher in San Antonio. He currently teaches Political Science at the college level. He is married to his wife Marina and resides in Boerne Texas.
The Gardens of Trinidad
A Novel
by Patrick Flenniken
The Gardens of Trinidad
A Novel
by Patrick Flenniken
Published Nov 05, 2020
215 Pages
Genre: FICTION / Thrillers / General
Book Details
Can the Gardens of Trinidad provide hope?
Seventeen-year-old Sean Galway is brought to Los Angeles from the Midwest by his mother Rhonda after the death of his father. In the midst of the barrio, in 1970’s Southeast Los Angeles, Sean has problems adjusting to the new culture. His mother has changed in personality and demeanor and is living a life of prostitution and drugs. Sean is confused and searching for hope. He meets Trinidad an octogenarian undocumented immigrant who tries to reach Sean through his dichos and metaphors from his garden. Will Sean discover the hope that lies within the garden or will he succumb to the police corruption, gangs, drugs, and criminal elements of the streets of Los Angeles.