Timely and poignant, this English-language debut from Mexican author Valeria Luiselli opens as a troubled American family sets out on a road trip from Manhattan to Apacheria - the wild, desert-filled region of the States that once belonged to Mexico. Meanwhile, south of the border, thousands of migrant children begin a different sort of Odyssey: attempting to cross the American border and start life over again. As the parallels between the two journeys become more and more apparent, so too does the horror of the immigration crisis - reaching a powerful climax when the family’s daughter and son get lost in the desert. The fact that Luiselli has previously served as a translator for detained Spanish-speaking children at the border only makes this already moving work even more impactful.



Out March 7