Two Roads to Guadalupe

It’s 1846, tensions are high… 

The Shelby Brothers, Sam and Blaine, are off to the Mexican War and both brothers are set on proving themselves.

Blaine, the older brother, fancies himself an intellectual and signs up as an officer to document the war. 

Sam, a reckless fourteen-year-old, thinks this is an excellent idea and follows on after.

What happens next changes the course of their lives forever, forcing both of them to start growing up. 

Along the way, they meet O’Hara — a man with a grudge against the clergy; Mrs Mendoza, a sex worker turned card sharp and a host of other fantastic characters. 

Two Roads to Guadalupe is a classic adventure story of classic stature, written with the marvellous verve, spirit and humour.

‘Intricate plot’ – Kirkus Reviews 

‘It brings its subject vividly, unforgettably back to life.’ - The Washington Post 

Robert Lewis Taylor was born in southern Illinois. After graduating from the University of Illinois he travelled for more than a year in Europe and the South Seas. He served in the Navy during World War II, was discharged a lieutenant commander, and then joined the staff of The New Yorker . He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1959 for The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters