First published 2021
Camino Rios lives in the Dominican Republic and dreams of studying medicine in New York. Across the ocean, her half-sister Yahaira Rios hasn't spoken to their father since last summer, when she learned about his second wife. Neither girl knows the other exists until their father dies in a plane crash. The tragedy forces them to confront painful truths about the man who lived between two worlds. Camino must navigate her grief while protecting herself from those who would exploit her vulnerability. Yahaira struggles with anger and regret over their unresolved conflict. As the sisters slowly connect across the distance, they discover that their father's love stretched across the sea to embrace them both. Through shared loss, they find each other and begin to heal from wounds they didn't know they carried.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, young-adult, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Dominican Republic, New York
Period: 21st-century
432 pages · Hardcover · Karisto