by Rudy Ruiz
The Border Between Us (La Frontera Entre Nosotros) is a moving coming-of-age novel written by one of the most exciting voices in fiction.
Ramón López was born on the border between the United States and Mexico, but he is determined to leave and embrace the American dream, and he is not sure if his complicated family is a help or a hindrance. The son of immigrants, as Ramón grows up, his admiration for his entrepreneurial father sours as he watches his dreams of success wither away. His mother is constantly worried about his younger brother, who struggles with an intellectual disability. And the outside world is fraught with dangers and temptations that threaten to derail Ramón from his dreams of making it to New York and succeeding as an artist.
As his dreams collide with reality and his values battle his desires, Ramón finds the American dream within his grasp, but will it demand too great a sacrifice?
Award-winning author Rudy Ruiz brilliantly captures the beauty and danger of border life as Ramón struggles to understand his home and his place in the world. La Frontera Entre Nosotros is an astonishing and compassionate story about a son’s tense relationship with his father, the challenges of pursuing a creative life when you come from humble beginnings, and the power of embracing the totality of who you are.
