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Author:
Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes
Publisher:
One World
Date:
April 6, 2021
The author of the book for Lin Manuel Miranda's musical In the Heights and screenwriter for its forthcoming film, Quiara writes about growing up Boricua and what it means to live as a woman in the Puerto Rican diaspora.
What The Reviewers Say
... a raw and eloquent memoir.
... electrifying.
... a play of a memoir, a dramedy complete with memorable scenes that powerfully replicate the themes of family separation and cultural alienation.
... Joyful, righteous, indignant, self-assured, exuberant.
