![]() ![]() ![]() We see Talias parents, Mauro and Elena, fall in love in a market stall as teenagers against a backdrop of civil war and social unrest. How this family came to occupy two different countries, two different worlds, comes into focus like twists of a kaleidoscope. If she misses her flight, she might also miss her chance to finally be reunited with her family. She urgently needs to get out and get back home to Bogot, where her father and a plane ticket to the United States are waiting for her. Talia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an impulsive act of violence that may or may not have been warranted. I often wonder if we are living the wrong life in the wrong country. Esquire This heartbreaking portrait of a family dealing with the realities of migration and separation (Time) is a sweeping love story and tragic drama an authentic vision of what the American Dream looks like in a nationalistic country (Elle). BuzzFeed * A breathtaking story of the unimaginable prices paid for a better life. Book Synopsis A REESES BOOK CLUB PICK and INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2021 NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARD, LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL, A 2022 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FINALIST, AND A NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS BIG READS SELECTION A profound, beautiful novel. About the Book Includes a Book club favorites readers guide. ![]()
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