Border Child
Author | : Michel Stone |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2018-08-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780525563549 |
ISBN-13 | : 0525563547 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Young lovers Héctor and Lilia dream of a brighter future in the United States, but their dream turns to a nightmare when their infant daughter vanishes during the crossing from Mexico. Four years later, back in their hometown of Oaxaca, the couple have a toddler son and another baby on the way when they receive a tip that might lead to their long-lost daughter. Héctor works illegal jobs to earn money for the journey north, and a bedridden Lilia awaits the birth of their third child while obsessively reliving the worst mistakes of her past. Michel Stone gives us a raw and heart-wrenching portrait of a family strained to the breaking point by the unexpected consequences of their hopes for a better life.