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Reyna Grande is a national treasure her vision is not only singular, but essential to our contemporary culture. " A Dream Called Home is a deeply moving, beautifully written portrait of a young woman's journey to her own best life against the odds. Here is a life story so unbelievable, it could only be true."-Sandra Cisneros, bestselling author of The House on Mango Street Her mistakes are familiar, but her recovery is unique. She makes seemingly-disastrous choices, but bobs and floats through as buoyant as cork. "Reyna Grande's march towards her brilliant career astonishes me. Her power is growing with every book."-Luis Alberto Urrea, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Devil's Highway "Reyna Grande is a fearless writer and a tireless warrior for the unrepresented and silenced. Writers in need of inspiration should read this book."-Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author of The Sympathizer "Reyna Grande's A Dream Called Home is a moving memoir about building a family, becoming a writer, and redefining America. The news cycle tends to reduce immigration stories to political talking points, but Grande's keen insight and scrupulous prose remind us just how layered and inspiring those stories actually are."Grande ( The Distance Between Us) writes with strength and passion of her life's journey.This uplifting story of fortitude and resilience looks deeply into the complexities of immigration and one woman's struggle to adapt and thrive in America."-Publishers Weekly (starred review) Such complexity is what makes A Dream Called Home so enjoyable. In this way, the book becomes more than a story about living as an immigrant-it's an eye-opening look at life in America as a woman. Instead, Grande uses her love life as a trellis for investigating her own needs as a mother and a woman with professional goals. The book never stoops to clichés about looking for love in all the wrong places.

She also writes frankly about her unhealthy romantic relationships. Grande looks back at her childhood with the emotional maturity of a writer who has worked hard to understand what happened.

Her immensely engaging memoir is unflinchingly honest about the pain and fear that many immigrants (especially undocumented ones) experience when crossing the border, but it's never an argument about whether they should have crossed in the first place.