We Never Asked for Wings

by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

First published 2001

Letty Espinosa's world crumbles when her drug-addicted mother can no longer care for Letty's two children. Forced to move back home, Letty must navigate the minefield of her past to build a future for her family. As she struggles to balance her job, her children's needs, and her own dreams, Letty faces a critical choice: will she repeat the mistakes of her mother, or forge a new path?

Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, second-chance

Setting: United States

Period: 21st-century

399 pages · Kindle Edition · Mantle

Content warnings: addiction, drug-use

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