- Published: 1 September 2018
- ISBN: 9780807006177
- Imprint: Beacon Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 240
- RRP: $36.00
Family Sentence
The Search for My Cuban-Revolutionary, Prison-Yard, Mythic-Hero, Deadbeat Dad
- Published: 1 September 2018
- ISBN: 9780807006177
- Imprint: Beacon Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 240
- RRP: $36.00
"Adds to the ever-growing jigsaw puzzle that is the Cuban-American experience . . . with verve and charm."
--Oscar Hijuelos, author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
"¡Finalemente! As incisive as she is lyrical, funny as she is profound, Cornillot dislodges the bolero-and-palm-tree nostalgia associated with Cuban-American identity, and asserts claim to a new and very real history."
--H. G. Carrillo, author of Loosing My Espanish
"A charming, often sorrowful study of learning to let go of a myth and love a person."
--KIRKUS
"Cornillot uses her childhood experience to ground this exploration of a family split apart...readers will be intrigued as Cornillot swings between depth and frivolity, humor and pathos, and will wonder how any child could navigate such stormy waters." --Booklist