From the Publisher
I wish I could write like Esmeralda Santiago! Read this book; be inspired.” — Terry McMillan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back
“Santiago has with this novel firmly established herself as one of the most powerful new voices in American fiction.” — Boston Globe
“Thrilling and page-turning. The fabulous journey of America Gonzalez...is laid out masterfully.” — Chicago Tribune
"Lyrical [and] haunting, América’s liberating epiphany will have readers . . . on their feet and cheering." — Washington Post
“[Santiago] establishes herself as a strong and irresistible new voice in fiction…this novel is involving and immediate, truthful and tender.” — Publishers Weekly
