A review by lesliewilliams
My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez

4.0

Elizabeth Camfarillo Gutierrez memoir "My Side of the River" is a poignant and compelling story that sheds light on the challenges faced by the U.S.-born children of Mexican immigrants. Her experiences of family fighting, parental separations, and being shuffled from couch to couch during hight school all began when her parents' visas were expired and forced them to return to Mexico. Having always been told "you have to be the best" since she was in Kindergarten, Elizabeth worked hard to excel in school so that she could one day get a great job and provide for her family. She also was responsible for raising her brother once she graduated college a responsibility she was not sure she would be able to handle.

I loved hearing her story and imaging how hard it must have been for her parents to let her go alone to pursue their families dream.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin;s Press for the ARC