“Gabriela Garcia captures the lives of Cuban women in a world to which they refuse to surrender and she does so with precision and generosity and beauty.”

“A fierce and powerful debut. Garcia wields narrative power, cultivating true and profound work on migration, legacy, and survival.”

“I am a sucker for intergenerational family dramas and fraught mother and daughter relationships. Garcia’s vivid details, visceral prose, and strong willful women negotiating how to survive in this world are easy to fall for.”