Hablame de Casa (Novela) / Speak to Me of Home (a Novel) - Jeanine Cummins - Planeta Publishing

''San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1968: Despite certain doubts, Rafaela Acuäna y Daubâon decides to marry Peter Brennan Jr. in a burst of romantic optimism. However, she is unaware of how dramatically her life will change when she uproots her young family from the island to settle in the American Midwest, nor how this will be the first of many disappointments in her life. In the 1980s, witnessing her mother's isolation in Missouri, Rafaela's daughter, Ruth, decides to abandon the language, customs, and memories of her childhood in Puerto Rico. When a hurricane devastates the island in 2023 and leaves Daisy, Ruth's daughter, severely injured, mother and grandmother return to the city where it all began. As they care for Daisy, both women revisit the disappointments, loves, risks, and triumphs that shaped their lives. These memories also uncover hidden secrets that make them question their place in the world.''--

Product Specs:
EAN/ISBN: 9786073928762

Contributor: Jeanine Cummins

Call Number: PS3603.U663

Dewey: 813.6

Category: Puerto Rican women ; Puerto Ricans ; Mothers and daughters ; Families ; Family secrets ; Home ; Hurricanes ; Mujeres puertorriqueanas ; Puertoriqueanos ; Mujeres ; Madres e hijas ; Vida familiar ; Secretas de la familia ; Hogar ; San Juan (P.R.) ; Puerto Rico ; San Juan (Puerto Rico) ; Domestic fiction ; Novels

Harmonized Code: 4901.99.0075

Category: Topical | Family

Publish Date: 07/22/2025