Elba Iris Pérez
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Andrea Rodriguez has had a tough life. She tells her story, starting with the moment her mother tries to escape their company town by very nearly driving Andrea's dad's car off a cliff. Luis moved his family to the small town of Woronoco, Massachusetts, following the 1950s promise of prosperity. At that time and in that place, Mr. Rodriguez's pursuit of the American dream signifies an alienating pesadilla (nightmare) for Mrs. Rodriguez, making her...