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What a great book. Incredible journey she has had so far in life.

I‘m usually anti very young people (she‘s only 28) writing memoirs, but I was pretty impressed with Gutierrez‘s thoughts on her life thus far as a first-generation Mexican-American. Her parents eventually had to return to Mexico with her younger brother then once she graduated college, she raised her brother in the US alone. She didn‘t make it too long (6.5 hours audio) and chose a good angle. I really enjoyed her writing style and narration, too.

I'm looking forward to the tagged book. I believe it's coming out in February, so I hope to have my hands on it soon.

The book is a memoir account of a family broken apart due to immigration. I've read many books about family members leaving to immigrate to the US, but I haven't read a book about parents being deported back to Mexico and leaving the kids behind. I feel like this will be a heartbreaking book.

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I don‘t really have much to say about this memoir other than PLEASE READ IT!!

Elizabeth‘s will to rise above the circumstances life dealt her is something to be admired. It is a tough read but I am so glad I was given the opportunity to read it.

#NetGalley Pub Date: 2/13/24

A memoir that shares the challenges faced by a U.S.-born daughter of immigrants when her parents were forced to return to Mexico and stayed in the US…alone…without her family. I can‘t even imagine! I love how Gutierrez shares the complexities of being both brave and “selfish”. This is a deeply personal account of her experiences as she grappled with family separation and navigated the complexities of teenage life all while trying to “make it‘.