The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore

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"Anika Fajardo's The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore is a beautiful story of the different meanings on home, family, love, and belonging. Lyrical, poignant, and powerful, it will stay with readers for a long time." -- Yamile Saied Mendez, award-winning author of <I>All Roads Lead to Rome </I> With lyrical insight and emotional depth, The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore explores what it means to lose your foundation and build a new one from memory, love, and the places that call you home. A powerful story about identity, ancestry, and the invisible threads that tie us together. * <i>-- Booklist</i>, starred review * "Dolores Moore's longing to know her own and her mothers' stories tenderly intertwines hearts across generations, landscapes and cultures with love, humor and vividly descriptive narrative. To experience this exquisitely written novel is to join in the wonderment of the quest, supporting and treasuring Dolores in the company of her unseen yet clearly and delightfully heard mothers and ancestors." -- -- Linda LeGarde Grover, author of <I>In the Night of Memory</I> "Anika Fajardo's charming and poignant new book is a map of loss, motherhood, and magic that welcomes the reader home. There are tender revelations, vivid details and funny moments throughout. Truly, what a joy it was to spend time with "Dolores" and her cast of wise and delightful mothers in these pages!" -- --Chantel Acevedo, author of <I>The Distant Marvels </I>and <I>The Living Infinite</I> "Sometimes we need to tunnel into the past in order to find our way forward. Anika Fajardo's The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore is a vibrant, expansive, warm-hearted novel about the places that shape us, the loved ones who never leave us, and all the wrong turns that eventually bring us right back to where we belong." -- --Lindsay Starck, author of <I>Monsters We Have Made </I> With lyrical insight and emotional depth, The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore explores what it means to lose your foundation and build a new one from memory, love, and the places that call you home. A powerful story about identity, ancestry, and the invisible threads that tie us together. * <i>-- Booklist</i>, starred review * "Dolores Moore's longing to know her own and her mothers' stories tenderly intertwines hearts across generations, landscapes and cultures with love, humor and vividly descriptive narrative. To experience this exquisitely written novel is to join in the wonderment of the quest, supporting and treasuring Dolores in the company of her unseen yet clearly and delightfully heard mothers and ancestors." -- -- Linda LeGarde Grover, author of <I>In the Night of Memory</I> "Anika Fajardo's charming and poignant new book is a map of loss, motherhood, and magic that welcomes the reader home. There are tender revelations, vivid details and funny moments throughout. Truly, what a joy it was to spend time with "Dolores" and her cast of wise and delightful mothers in these pages!" -- --Chantel Acevedo, author of <I>The Distant Marvels </I>and <I>The Living Infinite</I> "Sometimes we need to tunnel into the past in order to find our way forward. Anika Fajardo's The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore is a vibrant, expansive, warm-hearted novel about the places that shape us, the loved ones who never leave us, and all the wrong turns that eventually bring us right back to where we belong." -- --Lindsay Starck, author of <I>Monsters We Have Made </I> "A book that lingers long after you finish it." - People