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Highwire Moon: A Novel

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Highwire Moon: A Novel

With a new introduction by the author

Finalist for the National Book Award: The story of a young mother deported and separated from her child, and the pairâ€™s efforts to locate each other years later
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Highwire Moon narrates the journeys of a young mother and daughter divided. Serafina is a Mexican-Indian scraping by in Southern California; detained by immigration officials, she tragically lacks the English to tell them that Elvia, her three-year-old, is resting in a nearby car. After her deportation, Serafina tries in vain to return to the States, while Elvia must survive several foster homes, later to be reclaimed by her father. By the time Elvia is fifteen, sheâ€™s pregnant and surrounded by drugs. She decides to find her mother across the borderâ€”at the very same time that Serafina goes in search of her.
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Highwire Moon is gritty and affecting, a family saga that couldnâ€™t be of more relevance today. Â Â

Country	USA
Author	Susan Straight
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781480410947
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Open Road Media
Manufacturer	Open Road Media
NumberOfPages	372
PublicationDate	2013-08-06
Publisher	Open Road Media
ReleaseDate	2013-08-06
Studio	Open Road Media

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