Valeria Luiselli was born in Mexico but raised across the globe. She now lives in the United States, where she has volunteered as an interpreter for undocumented children seeking asylum at the border, observing the struggles and trauma they endure. In Luiselli’s first novel written in English, a family of four embarks on a road trip from New York to Arizona, in part hoping to discover news of two Mexican children whose mother, an acquaintance, awaits them in the U.S. As the family drives toward a border in crisis, its own ties are tested, presenting an illuminating parallel with the country’s ongoing story of family separation.
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