We never asked for wings : a novel / Vanessa Diffenbaugh.
"For fourteen years, Letty Espinosa has worked three jobs around San Francisco to make ends meet while her mother raised her children--Alex, now fifteen, and Luna, six--in their tiny apartment on a forgotten spit of wetlands near the bay. But now Letty's parents are returning to Mexico, and Letty must step up and become a mother for the first time in her life. Navigating this new terrain is challenging for Letty, especially as Luna desperately misses her grandparents and Alex, who is falling in love with a classmate, is unwilling to give his mother a chance. Letty comes up with a plan to help the family escape the dangerous neighborhood and heartbreaking injustice that have marked their lives, but one wrong move could jeopardize everything she's worked for and her family's fragile hopes for the future."-- provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780553392319
- ISBN: 055339231X
- Physical Description: 299 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015
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Subject: | Motherhood > Fiction. Noncitizens > Fiction American Dream > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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Vanessa Diffenbaugh is the author of the New York Times bestselling novelThe Language of Flowers, which was translated into more than forty languages. A mother of four, she lives with her husband in Monterey, California. In addition to being a writer, Vanessa Diffenbaugh is a passionate foster care advocate and sits on the board of Youth Villages, where she supports their mission to radically improve outcomes for Americaâs most vulnerable children and families.