”Dreams of the Centaur exposes the cruel history of the Porfirio Díaz deportation and enslavement of the Yaqui Indians of the Sonoran Desert at the turn of the twentieth century. The story focuses on Felipa and Alejo, the mother and son caught up in the saga of the times. Fontes writes a well-paced adventure story, revealing with honesty the suffering of the people . The novel reads like a Greek tragedy. Gripping to the end.”

--Rudolfo Anaya

“A novel about the fierce Yaqui struggle for their land, their ways, and their dignity, told here with sensitivity, skill, and a passionate honesty.”

-Ana Castillo

“Truthful, powerful, real, and gives you heart y gusto.”

-Victor Villaseñor

“Montserrat Fontes has listened to the rhythms that connect two languages, and divined a voice like nothing I’ve read before: Carson McCullers with a Spanish accent. First Confession invited me into the rich, dark place where life reveals itself to wide-eyed children, and it kept talking to me for a long time after I’d turned the final page.”

-Barbara Kingsolver