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DescriptionLonglisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize ‘This book is it: one of the best debut novels (and novels, period) of recent years’ - Elle How many lives can one person lead in a single lifetime? When Hero De Vera arrives in America, disowned by her parents in the Philippines, she’s already on her third. Her uncle, Pol, who has offered her a fresh start and a place to stay in the Bay Area, knows not to ask about the first and second. And his younger wife, Paz, has learned enough about the might and secrecy of the De Vera family to keep her head down. Only their daughter Roni asks Hero why her hands seem to scream with hurt at the steering wheel of the car she drives to collect her from school, and only Rosalyn, the fierce but open-hearted beautician, has any hope of bringing Hero back from the dead. ReviewsA heartbroken revolutionary escapes to her family in suburban California following a traumatic injury - and she discovers that they, too, are trying to leave their pasts behind. Only through her friendship with their nine-year-old daughter Roni and her shockingly intimate connection with Bay Area local Rosalyn does our protagonist begin to heal. America Is Not The Heart is a funny, moving, and tender protrayal of immigration, love, and healing - Elaine Castillo is one to watch! Rose, Camberwell |