The Distance Between Us
 From
an award-winning novelist and sought-after public speaker, an
eye-opening memoir about life before and after illegally
immigrating from Mexico to the United States.
Born in Mexico and raised by
her grandparents after her parents left to find work in the
U.S., at nine years old, Reyna enters the U.S. as an
undocumented immigrant to live with her father. Filled with
hope, she quickly realizes that life in America is far from
perfect. Her father isn’t the man she dreamed about all those
years in Mexico. His big dreams for his children are what gets
them across the border, but his alcoholism and rage undermine
all his hard work and good intentions. Reyna finds solace from a
violent home in books and writing, inspired by the Latina voices
she reads. After an explosive altercation, Reyna breaks away,
going on to become the first person in her family to obtain a
higher education, earning a college degree and then an M.F.A. in
Creative Writing.
At a time when immigration
politics are at a boiling point in America, Reyna Grande is an
important public voice for Mexican Americans and immigrants of
every origin. The Distance Between Us has the power to change
minds and hearts.
“A brutally honest
book… the “Angela’s Ashes” of the modern Mexican immigrant
experience.” –LA Times
“A standout coming-of-age story.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Grande captivates and inspires.”—Publishers Weekly, STARRED
Review
“…[A] touching and enormously personal memoir… puts a face on
issues that stir vehement debate.”—Booklist
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