The Distance Between US
A Memoir
Washington Square Press · Print & ebook · March 12, 2013
In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border.
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- Who it’s for
- A memoir built for discussion, with a clear, teachable voice and plenty to sit with.
- Genres
- Hispanic & Latino Biography, Personal Memoirs, Immigration & Emigration
- Published
- Washington Square Press, March 12, 2013
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In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border. Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this “compelling...unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries.
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As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father. Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home. Also available in Spanish as La distancia entre nosotros.
Why It Clicks
A memoir built for discussion, with a clear, teachable voice and plenty to sit with.
Come here for
- memoir for discussion and study
- clean, classroom-friendly framing
Expect
- memoir structure
- immigration and identity themes
Where it sits
| Personal Memoirs | 76% |
|---|---|
| Immigration & Emigration | 68% |
| Hispanic & Latino Biography | 57% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Hispanic & Latino Biography
- Writers' Lives
- Personal Memoirs
- Authors
- Reyna Grande, Sandra Cisneros
- Publisher
- Washington Square Press
- Published
- March 12, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Hispanic & Latino Biography