This is an immersive, challenging mystery that I couldn't put down. In addition to telling a great story, it takes on issues of class and gender in ways that are completely relevant to the story being told.
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE READS OF SUMMER 2024
“The God of the Woods should be your next summer mystery.” —The Washington Post
“Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt’s 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR
“Riveting from page one to the last breathless word.” —Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You
I don't read loads of non-fiction because as a historian I read so much for my research and writing, but this immersive ethnographic study of those who work to smuggle migrants into the US makes their world comprehensible. Migration is a global phenomenon that needs to be understood not just from the point of view of receiving countries but from those of places where people are leaving and how and why they are doing so.
WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION
A TIME 10 Best Nonfiction Book of 2024 • An NPR Book We Love 2024 • A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 • A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024
“A work of extraordinary reportage and compassion...[it] will shock you, move you, and leave you changed.” —Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Evicted and Poverty, by America
“An enlightening, frightening, unforgettable read.” —Sandra Cisneros, bestselling author of The House on Mango Street
An intense, intimate and first-of-its-kind look at the world of human smuggling…
This book introduced me to so many Latin American women writers, new languages, new cultures, and new ideas. These are writers who are so inventive, so creative. It was thrilling to learn more about them.
"Full of heart and wisdom, Daughters of Latin America sheds a brilliant light on Latine and Caribbean women writers across time, space, languages, and genres."-World Literature Today
Spanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists from across the world-from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Acevedo and artist/poet Cecilia Vicuna-gathered in one magnificent volume.
Daughters of Latin America collects the intergenerational literary voices of Latine women across time and space, capturing the power, strength, and creativity of these visionary writers, leaders, scholars, and…
This book does what the title says--describe concisely a complex society about which there is so much recent research to show the humanity of Aztec women and men and to deepen our understanding of their ways of life and contributions to world history.
