Among Walkers
Book description
Marisol finds herself unable to take care of her daughter Julia, following the death of her husband in Venezuela. As the country crumbles around her, Marisol makes the decision to leave and join the masses to walk to Peru in search of a better life. As the days pass, her…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Among Walkers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Anne Upczak Garcia has written a tragic, ultimately redemptive story of survival. Despite its gritty reality, Amongst Walkers deftly fictionalizes the truth of Venezuela’s humanitarian disaster resulting from internal political conflict and the subsequent economic collapse. Yet it is so beautifully and sensitively rendered that it’s hard to put down. Highly recommend!
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