A traves de cien montanas (Across a Hundred Mountains) : Novela (Paperback)

from TheOnlyMe

A great new book by a wonderful new author. I recommend this book to anyone. It is very relevant to today's time and an enjoyable read. It's not a hard read but it can be emotional. It really sheds light on the border issue.

from supertalya

Once I picked up this book, I was completely enthralled by story of two women with two completely different stories ending up meeting and being connected. It opened my eyes to poverty illegal immigration, and the "real" American dream.

from indygo88

This book begins with a very haunting image which stayed with me throughout the entire story & which I can't elaborate on without giving too much away. Though the story does deal with illegal immigration across the US/Mexican border, I didn't look at that as the main theme of this book. The inter...

from BookConcierge

Painful subject matter - two young women who search across the Mexico/US border for their fathers and for forgiveness. Juana is only 12 when her father leaves for "el otro lado" (the other side); when he hasn't returned in three years she sets out to find him. Adelina is am American running from ...

from billsearth

Although I find the writer very clear at expressing thoughts, I have two reasons for not rating this novel higher. First, during the first third of the book, all the character's names or nicknames start with 'A" or "J" and I could not keep them straight, even 50 pages into the book. Secondly, the...