A review by nqcliteracy
The Book of Rosy: A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border by Rosayra Pablo Cruz, Julie Schwietert Collazo

4.0

Moved to tears when reading this first hand account of separation at the border — Rosayra Pablo Cruz and Julie Schwietert Collazo humanize the disgusting Trump policies that we all watched, in horror, unfold. Collazo mobilized people via social media for concrete and immediate help in the form of bond money, shepherding mothers out of detention and to their children, kept in various foster arrangements all over the country. And we hear from Cruz about her difficult life in Guatemala, almost too desperate to fathom. The narratives are straight-forward and it’s not written in gorgeous prose, but the voices are important and its story must be told. Carve out a few hours of time and read this. It’ll make you feel grateful for what you have and compelled to help.