Lucky Boy (Paperback)

from teeth

This is a timely novel about an undocumented woman, Soli who crosses the border from Mexico into the United States to find a better life for herself. This book was not only about an undocumented immigrant's plight and their hard journey but also covers infertility and foster parenting. The author...

from JReynolds1959

Solimar Castro Valdez is leaving her Mexican home to go to America and become an American citizen. In her quest to do so, she becomes involved with traffickers trying to get her and others into the States. She becomes involved with a group, one of whom (Checo) becomes her lover. She is mistreated...

from teachlz

I would like to thank NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons for the e-book of "Lucky Boy" by Shanthi Sekaran. Especially with the recent news of immigration, this is a timely read. The genre of this book is fiction. The author writes of Solimar, an undocumented Mexican, who has a...

from bell7

Solimar Valdez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, becomes pregnant on her journey and makes a new life in America living with her cousin Silvia and working as a housekeeper. Kavya Reddy and her husband Rishi desperately want a child, but no matter what they try they have not been able to. In...

from Beamis12

When I first started this I wasn't sure if this is one I would like. The writing was good so I continued and am so glad I did. This is a wonderful story, a devastating one and a timely one. Two women, one Soli, illegally in the US, went through so much to get here, not an easy trip. The second a ...