The Book of Unknown Americans
A novel
by Cristina Henríquez
Should I read this?
appears in Immigration, About Mexico, and Romance.
A dazzling, heartbreaking pageturner destined for breakout status: a novel that gives voice to millions of Americans as it tells the story of the love between a Panamanian boy and a Mexican girl: teenagers living in an apartment block of immigrant families like their own.After their daughter Maribel suffers a nearfatal accident, the Riveras leave...
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appears in Immigration, About Mexico, and Romance.
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