“Thrilling and page turning. The fabulous journey of América Gonzales…is laid out masterfully.”― Chicago Tribune “A strong and irresistible new voice in fiction…this novel is involving and immediate, truthful and tender…”― Publishers Weekly “I wish I could write like Esmeralda Santiago! Read this book; be inspired.”― Terry McMillan “Lyrical [and] haunting, América’s liberating epiphany will have readers… on their feet cheering” ― Washington Post
