Beautiful, full of sorrow, and a book I can see myself returning to read again. There was so much in these pages. The novel is told from the perspective of six women in the same Mexican family. The prose is lyrical and the pieces of the story come together slowly (both these are reasons I can see myself re-reading; I know there is much I probably missed in this first read). Her command of language reminds me of Didion. I hope to find more writing by Pena, she's wonderful.

(Side note: while I was reading I felt that this book might appeal to people who enjoyed the Amazon tv series I LOVE DICK due to how there are photos of art and commentary by one of the characters, as well as the female-centric POVs. I just went to Pena's official website and realized her book has the same publisher as I Love Dick, and that author Chris Krause and her ex-husband Sylvere are featured in a couple of Pena's films.)