Alfonso Guilin: Not all Barriers are WALLS
By Sheryl Hamlin Al Guilin of Santa Paula has released his seventh novel: Not All Barriers are WALLS. Deacon Guilin’s oeuvre is a product of his agriculture industry expertise, church commitment and his own multi-generational family. Set primarily in Santa Paula, California, the characters have ties to past generations in other countries. Having mastered the […]
Alfonso Guilin: Ezee, A Family Saga of Hope and Faith
By Sheryl Hamlin Alfonso Guilin’s unique life experiences in agribusiness, religion, politics and family have provided background for another novel. His successful previous works were reviewed here. Unlike previous works whose plots and characters were regional in scope, this new novel spans continents and generations and makes generous use of coincidence … or is it […]
Alfonso Guilin: Conflict Lemons
By Sheryl Hamlin How fitting that Alfonso (Al) Guilin’s favorite authors are Hemingway and Steinbeck, both master storytellers whose prose of realistic, unadorned text reflects their own lives and experiences. And, like all good authors, Mr. Guilin of Santa Paula, California honed his craft through the discipline of personal journals over a period of five […]
