Melissa Rivero – författare

“An unsparing look at the world of the undocumented through the life of Peruvian immigrant Ana Falcón and her family.” —Cristina García, New York Times–bestselling authorWinner of the 2019 New American Voices AwardA Recommended Book of 2019 from:Southern Living * Buzzfeed * The Huffington Post * Bustle * Fierce * Hip Latina * Ms. Magazine * Alma * Library Journal * The Rumpus * The Millions * Refinery29 * Electric LiteratureAna Falcón, along with her husband Lucho and their two young children, has fled the economic and political strife of Peru for a chance at a new life in New York City in the 1990s. Being undocumented, however, has significantly curtailed the family’s opportunities: Ana is indebted to a loan shark who calls herself Mama, and is stretched thin by unceasing shifts at her factory job. To make matters worse, Ana must also battle both criticism from Lucho’s cousin—who has made it obvious the family is not welcome to stay in her spare room for much longer—and escalating and unwanted attention from Mama’s husband.As the pressure builds, Ana becomes increasingly desperate. While Lucho dreams of returning to Peru, Ana is deeply haunted by the demons she left behind and determined to persevere in this new country. But how many sacrifices is she willing to make before admitting defeat and returning to Peru? And what lines is she willing to cross in order to protect her family?The Affairs of the Falcóns is a beautiful, deeply urgent novel about the lengths one woman is willing to go to build a new life, and a vivid rendering of the American immigrant experience.

A wry, tender novel about a Peruvian immigrant mother and a millennial daughter who have one final chance to find common ground Thirtysomething Flores and her mother, Paula, still live in the same Brooklyn apartment, but that may be the only thing they have in common. Its been nearly three years since they lost beloved husband and father Martn, who had always been the bridge between them. One day, cleaning beneath his urn, Flores discovers a note written in her mothers handwriting: Perdname si te falle. Recuerda que siempre te quise. (Forgive me if I failed you. Remember that I always loved you.) But what would Paula need forgiveness for? Now newfound doubts and old memories come flooding in, complicating each womans efforts to carve out a good life for herselfand to support the other in the same. Paula thinks Flores should spend her evenings meeting a future husband, not crunching numbers for a floundering aquarium startup. Flores wishes Paula would ask for a raise at her DollaBills retail job, or at least find a best friend who isnt a married man. When Flores and Paula learn they will be forced to move, they must finally confront their complicated pastand decide whether they share the same dreams for the future. Spirited and warm-hearted, Melissa Riveros new novel showcases the complexities of the mother-daughter bond with fresh insight and empathy.