{"product_id":"migrant-heart-essays-about-things-i-cant-forget","title":"Migrant Heart: Essays about Things I Can't Forget","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReyna Grande is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. As a young girl, she crossed the US-Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles, a harrowing journey chronicled in \n\u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other books include the novels \n\u003ci\u003eA Ballad of Love and Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eAcross a Hundred Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003e Dancing with Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoirs \n\u003ci\u003eMigrant Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us: Young Readers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEdition\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDream Called Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and the anthology \n\u003ci\u003eSomewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSurvival, and New Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Woodland, California, with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com for more information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eMigrant Heart \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful act of resistance, depicting the realities of migrant life and the trauma inflicted upon the immigrant community by U.S. policies, but refusing to let that narrative overshadow the joy and humanity of migrants and undocumented immigrants... a gorgeously written testament to that unstoppable spirit.\"---- \n\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Reyna Grande lays bare her entire Migrant Heart in these riveting essays. From a poverty-stricken childhood to eradicating a slug infestation in her garden, the honesty in Grande's words is the soft medicine our communities need. Migrant Heart is a must-read for everyone who has ever suffered, who has ever loved, who has ever needed cycles of trauma broken.\" --Javier Zamora, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eSolito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Tender, powerful, and scorchingly courageous, \n\u003ci\u003eMigrant Heart\u003c\/i\u003e explores violence and sorrow in families and systems and finds sanctuary along the way... When I say that I'm haunted, I mean it in the best possible way.\"--Catherine Newman, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eSandwich\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eWreck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Latinidad is not a monolith, and these stories reflect what that means. Our stories are rooted in finding our voices, clawing our way back to our roots after the wounding severance created when migrating so young, and perseverance. I cried, holding my chest, as I felt Reyna's longings as my own. What a profound read.\" \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eFor Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Reyna Grande is a singular voice, honest in her writing and generous with her humanity. In this new collection of essays, she holds grief and pain alongside reinvention, resilience, and a persistent, hard-won pursuit of joy. With clarity, Grande shows us that life is rarely one thing at a time, and living fully means holding the contradictions even when it's painful.\"--Julissa Arce Raya, Best Selling Author of \n\u003ci\u003eYou Sound Like a White Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eMigrant Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is the exact book I needed during this tumultuous time. These essays should be taught across the country. Reyna's stories of surviving and thriving as a Brown woman in the United States are seamlessly told through her sharp, vibrant prose. This is a book I will return to again and again.\"--Erika Sánchez, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eI Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eCrying in the Bathroom \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"With heart and verve, and her own particular candor, so warm like a sun, Reyna Grande writes about writing, memory, the Ayotzinapa 43, the cruelties of the border, menopause, slug sex, and queen bees. I love Reyna's way of seeing the world. These essays are heart-big.\"--Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Could Move Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eMigrant Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is deep, gorgeous, and full of unexpected chambers that will by turns unsettle you, infuriate you, comfort you, and, if you let them, heal you. And while much darkness lies in many of these essays--of human nature, of life, of our nation--ultimately, they are illuminated with love.\"--Xóchitl González, Pulitzer Prize finalist and \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eOlga Dies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn ambitious memoir in essays by beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande that illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhat is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure?\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReyna Grande has spent her career capturing the raw reality of life across borders. In this intricate and deeply intimate memoir-in-essays, the author of the landmark memoirs \n\u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eA Dream Called Home\u003c\/i\u003e again turns her gaze inward to explore the scars left by migration and the ongoing work of stitching herself back together. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty, Grande interrogates how living between two nations, two languages, and two identities has shaped the woman, mother, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala, Mexico, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children's world of abundance, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us, how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMigrant Heart \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful testament to Grande's role as a storyteller and cultural witness. It expands our understanding of life in the United States and the complex people who cross and live within its borders. It is an essential read for the seekers, the dreamers, and anyone who believes in the enduring, transformative power of finding one's voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/09\/2026 (EAN 9781668055274, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781668055274, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781668055274, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eGrande, Reyna\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReyna Grande is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. As a young girl, she crossed the US-Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles, a harrowing journey chronicled in \n\u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other books include the novels \n\u003ci\u003eA Ballad of Love and Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eAcross a Hundred Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003e Dancing with Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoirs \n\u003ci\u003eMigrant Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us: Young Readers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEdition\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDream Called Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and the anthology \n\u003ci\u003eSomewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSurvival, and New Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Woodland, California, with her husband and two children. 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