"[A] devastating portrait of unspeakable suffering."
–Kirkus
"[Delgado-Kling] spares no one and condemns no one, writing about the country and the people she loves with honesty, grit and generosity. I couldn't put this book down."
–Luis Jaramillo, author of the novel The Doctor's Wife
"The contrasts between Delgado-Kling's and Leonor's lives are stark, but the author's capacity to bridge that distance both indicates her ambition as a writer and serves as a reminder of the utter pervasiveness of trauma."
–Emily Nemens, author of The Cactus League
"A compelling firsthand account of the greed, social neglect, and deliberate misrule that has forced many Latin American children and families to seek a better life in the arms of terrorist groups."
–Ernesto Quiñonez, author of the novels Bodega Dreams, Chango's Fire, and Taina: A Novel