The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an

The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life

The deeply reported story of identical twin brothers who escape El Salvador's violence to build new lives in California-fighting to survive, to stay, and to belong.

Growing up in rural El Salvador in the wake of the civil war, the United States was a distant fantasy to identical twins Ernesto and Raul Flores-until, at age seventeen, a deadly threat from the region's brutal gangs forces them to flee the only home they've ever known. In this urgent chronicle of contemporary immigration, journalist Lauren Markham follows the Flores twins as they make their way across the Rio Grande and the Texas desert, into the hands of immigration authorities, and from there to their estranged older brother in Oakland, CA. Soon these unaccompanied minors are navigating school in a new language, working to pay down their mounting coyote debt, and facing their day in immigration court, while also encountering the triumphs and pitfalls of teenage life with only each other for support. With intimate access and breathtaking range, Markham offers an unforgettable testament to the migrant experience.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYÂ THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWÂ |Â WINNER OF THE RIDENHOUR BOOK PRIZEÂ |Â SILVER WINNER OFÂ THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD |Â FINALIST FOR THEÂ LOS ANGELES TIMESÂ BOOK PRIZEÂ |Â SHORTLISTEDÂ FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZEÂ |Â LONGLISTED FOR THEÂ PEN/BOGRAD WELD PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781101906200
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2018-05-22
UnitCount 1
Format Unabridged
EANs 9781101906200

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781101906200
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2018-05-22
UnitCount	1
Format	Unabridged
EANs	9781101906200

The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life

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