Makina knows how to survive in a macho world. Leaving her native Mexico in search of her brother, she's smuggled into the USA bearing two secret messages - one from her mother and one from the Mexican underworld. In this grippingly original novel Herrera explores the actual and psychological crossings and translations people make.
Highly Acclaimed Mexican writer already praised in US publications including The Nation
Author lives in USA, speaks good English and is plugged into US literary scene: eg Daniel Alarcón and Francisco Goldman have given highest possible endorsements
Translator is an American professor of Spanish literature and willing to promote the book
A New Twist: This is a novel take on the Mexican immigration / border-crossing theme, adding a literary and mythical dimension to a popular theme
Latino fiction a la Luis Alberto Urrea with a strong female protagonist like Kushner's The Flamethrowers
English-language Debut
