Try to Remember
Autor Iris Gomezen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 mai 2010
If she tries, Gabriela can almost remember when her father went off to work . . . when her mother wasn't struggling to undo the damage he caused . . . when a short temper didn't lead to physical violence. But Gabi cannot live in the past, not when one more outburst could jeopardize her family's future. So she trades the life of a normal Miami teenager for a career of carefully managing her father's delusions and guarding her mother's secrets. As Gabi navigates her family's twisting path of lies and revelations, relationships and loss, she finds moments of happiness in unexpected places. Ultimately Gabi must discover the strength she needs to choose what's right for her: serving her parents or a future of her own.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780446556194
ISBN-10: 044655619X
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 044655619X
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
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Notă biografică
IRIS
GOMEZ
is
an
award-winning
writer
and
nationally-recognized
expert
on
the
rights
of
immigrants
in
the
United
States.
She
is
the
author
of
two
poetry
collections,Housicwhissick
Blue(Edwin
Mellen
Press,
2003)
andWhen
Comets
Rained(CustomWords,
2005),
which
earned
a
prestigious
national
poetry
prize
from
the
University
of
California.
Her
work
is
widely
published
in
a
variety
of
literary
and
other
periodicals.
A
respected
public
interest
immigration
lawyer
and
law
school
lecturer,
she
has
represented
civil
rights
groups
and
individuals
in
high
impact
cases
and
won
professional
awards
for
her
accomplishments--including
aLas
Primerasaward
for
Latina
trailblazers
in
Massachusetts.
She
has
frequently
been
called
upon
to
write
and
speak
on
immigration-related
topics
and
has
appeared
in
the
media,
including
on
the
nationally
televisedCristinashow
and
Boston's
celebrated
bilingual
late-night
radio
program¡Con
Salsa!
An immigrant from Cartagena, Colombia, she spent formative years in Miami, Florida and has also lived in New York City, Michigan, and throughout the Pacific Northwest. She and her family now make their home in the Boston area.
An immigrant from Cartagena, Colombia, she spent formative years in Miami, Florida and has also lived in New York City, Michigan, and throughout the Pacific Northwest. She and her family now make their home in the Boston area.
Recenzii
"Lyrical,
poignant,
and
smart,
as
compassionate
and
hopeful
as
it
is
heartbreaking...a
novel
you
will
never
forget."—New
York
Times
bestselling
author
Jenna
Blum
"This stunning debut offers a fresh and vibrant coming of age novel full of universal truths and dazzling particulars. Gabriela is a character you'll root for and grow to love. TRY TO REMEMBER is a book impossible to forget. I adored every single page."—National Bestselling Author Mameve Medwed
"Poet and immigration lawyer Gomez (When Comets Rained) mines her own experiences in her enthralling fiction debut, the story of a family of Colombian immigrants adjusting to life in '70s-era Florida. Gabriela De la Paz has earned the nickname Auxiliadora ('the Helper') for all her efforts translating and interpreting American culture for her parents. The frustrated daughter of Roberto and Evangelina, Gabi must act far older than her teen years when her Papi, schizophrenic and untreated, can't keep a job and gets into trouble with the police because of his violent behavior. Evangelina must hide her sewing and cleaning jobs to avoid Roberto's wrath (he disapproves of women working) while Gabi's brothers, Manolo and Pablo, fear his physical abuse. Gomez charts Gabi's challenges as she gains confidence, educates herself, and finds inspiration from Lara, a 'modern' woman for whom she babysits, in this intense and sensitive tale with crossover YA appeal.(May)"—Publishers Weekly
"What holds the reader is the drama of each intense home scenario, scary and tender... The clash between traditional immigrant values and feminist
independence is powerful... In her debut novel, Colombian immigrant poet Gomez dramatizes the universal dilemma of a loving family
serving as 'both joy and prison.'"—Booklist
"Far from the stereotypical wisecracking rebel or clueless outsider, Gabi is an irresistible narrator-observant, compassionate, and utterly genuine-trying to balance family loyalty and a yearning to discover 'Who did I dare to be?'"—Karen Holt,O Magazine
"This stunning debut offers a fresh and vibrant coming of age novel full of universal truths and dazzling particulars. Gabriela is a character you'll root for and grow to love. TRY TO REMEMBER is a book impossible to forget. I adored every single page."—National Bestselling Author Mameve Medwed
"Poet and immigration lawyer Gomez (When Comets Rained) mines her own experiences in her enthralling fiction debut, the story of a family of Colombian immigrants adjusting to life in '70s-era Florida. Gabriela De la Paz has earned the nickname Auxiliadora ('the Helper') for all her efforts translating and interpreting American culture for her parents. The frustrated daughter of Roberto and Evangelina, Gabi must act far older than her teen years when her Papi, schizophrenic and untreated, can't keep a job and gets into trouble with the police because of his violent behavior. Evangelina must hide her sewing and cleaning jobs to avoid Roberto's wrath (he disapproves of women working) while Gabi's brothers, Manolo and Pablo, fear his physical abuse. Gomez charts Gabi's challenges as she gains confidence, educates herself, and finds inspiration from Lara, a 'modern' woman for whom she babysits, in this intense and sensitive tale with crossover YA appeal.(May)"—Publishers Weekly
"What holds the reader is the drama of each intense home scenario, scary and tender... The clash between traditional immigrant values and feminist
independence is powerful... In her debut novel, Colombian immigrant poet Gomez dramatizes the universal dilemma of a loving family
serving as 'both joy and prison.'"—Booklist
"Far from the stereotypical wisecracking rebel or clueless outsider, Gabi is an irresistible narrator-observant, compassionate, and utterly genuine-trying to balance family loyalty and a yearning to discover 'Who did I dare to be?'"—Karen Holt,O Magazine