Solito: A Memoir - Zamora, Javier - Paperback
Solito: A Memoir
Author: Zamora, Javier
Publication Date: 06/06/2023
Format: Paperback
Trip. My parents started using that word about a year agoāāone day, youāll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.ā
Javierās adventure is an almost 3000-mile journey from El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and acrossĀ the U.S. border to reunite with his family. Traveling alone except for a group of strangersĀ and a "coyote"Ā hired to lead him to safety, Javierās trip is supposed to last two short weeks.
At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parentsā arms, snuggling in bed between them, and living under the same roof again. He cannot foresee theĀ perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions that await him; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside a group of strangers who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.
A memoir as propulsive as it is inspiring, Solito not only providesĀ an intimate account of a near-impossible journey, but also the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. "I have waited decades for a memoir like Solito," says Sandra Cisneros.
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Solito: A Memoir
Author: Zamora, Javier
Publication Date: 06/06/2023
Format: Paperback
Trip. My parents started using that word about a year agoāāone day, youāll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.ā
Javierās adventure is an almost 3000-mile journey from El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and acrossĀ the U.S. border to reunite with his family. Traveling alone except for a group of strangersĀ and a "coyote"Ā hired to lead him to safety, Javierās trip is supposed to last two short weeks.
At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parentsā arms, snuggling in bed between them, and living under the same roof again. He cannot foresee theĀ perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions that await him; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside a group of strangers who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.
A memoir as propulsive as it is inspiring, Solito not only providesĀ an intimate account of a near-impossible journey, but also the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. "I have waited decades for a memoir like Solito," says Sandra Cisneros.
