The Book of Unknown Americans - Cristina Henríquez

Brand: Vintage | Status: Còn hàng

390.000₫

“A lovingly woven portrait of how friendships sustain people, how people support one another, and how people make a home in unlikely places.... Henríquez offers up stories we need to hear and lets us sit with her characters in communion and even friendship.” — Christian Science Monitor

“Henríquez allows the characters to speak for themselves.... The politics of immigration, while never explicitly argued, remain subtly in play, as do more existential matters affecting immigrants, such as the mixed national and cultural allegiances and affiliations between the generations.” — Chicago Tribune

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A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" - The New York Times Book Review

When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America.