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Where we come from : a novel / Oscar Cásares. by Casares, Oscar, 1964- Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019. Call #: FICTION CAS Subjects Human smuggling -- Fiction.   Families -- Fiction.   Mexican Americans -- Fiction.   Texas -- Fiction. ISBN:  9780525655435 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  256 p. ; 22 cm. Notes:  "Borzoi Books." Summary:  "From the acclaimed author Brownsville and Amigoland--a stunning and timely new novel about a Mexican-American family in a Texas border town who reluctantly become involved in smuggling immigrants into the United States. Brownsville, Texas, has a dangerous reputation: it sits on the U.S. side of the bridge into Matamoros, Mexico, a city controlled by notorious cartels. But that isn't why 12-year-old Orly doesn't want to visit. Though he's still grieving the death of his mother, his father, Victor, is making him spend the summer in Brownsville with his godmother, Nina. Now a successful ad executive in Houston, Victor was raised in Brownsville and thinks it will do Orly good to know about his less-privileged roots. But Nina, distracted by having to care for her elderly mother, seems only to have rules for Orly. In particular: Don't go near the back house. . . Nina has spent her own life following rules and sacrificing her own desires for others' needs. But when a single act of kindness toward her desperate Mexican cleaning lady begins to spiral out of control, Nina risks exposure from all sides--not only from her curious godson and her controlling brother, but from ruthless human traffickers and the police. Now, Nina will have to face the secrets she's long kept if she has any hope of helping the people suddenly under her care. Tackling the crisis of U.S. immigration policy from an unusual, deeply humane angle, Where We Come From explores the ways that family history shapes us, how secrets can burden us, and how finding compassion and understanding for others can ultimately set us free"--Publisher. Genre:  Domestic fiction. Literary fiction. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION CAS Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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