The Wall

Gold Medal Winner in the Latino Books Into Movies Awards ┃Book Excellence Award Winner ┃Finalist in the Coverfly ScreenCraft Cinematic Competition

“A beautiful story, flawless editing, and stylish writing.” ~ Readers’ Favorite

THOMAS BERTRAM is an American living in San Salvador with his fiancée CECILIA. They own a popular neighborhood restaurant and plan to wed soon. Thomas’s dream is to obtain a resident visa for Cecilia and return to the United States.
DOMINGO JIMENEZ and his wife, BLANCA, own a small repair shop across the street. Domingo’s dream is to move to America so that his four-year-old daughter NANCY can grow up speaking English and have a good education and a better life than he and Blanca had. When armed gang members invade their neighborhood to demand “protection” money and threaten them with death if they don’t pay, Thomas and Domingo’s dreams for the future take on a new perspective. They decide to flee the country with their families through Guatemala and Mexico to seek asylum in the United States.
But their journey is more challenging than expected, and they face a myriad of difficulties and must overcome multiple obstacles that put not only their dreams but also their lives at risk.

“Timely, tense, and tumultuous. The Wall is a family saga, a border thriller, and a novel of sizzling suspense.” ~ Paul Levine, author of the #1 National Bestseller, Bum Rap.

“Once more, David Pereda has delivered. His style is thoughtful, detailed, and meticulously researched… He pulls at our emotions, causing us to feel the fear… desperation… and finally, the triumph of a life-changing journey.” ~ p.m.terrell, internationally acclaimed author of Songbirds are Free and River Passage.