The Distance Between Us: A Memoir
Written by Reyna Grande
Narrated by Yareli Arizmendi
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About this audiobook
Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this “compelling...unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father.
Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home.
Also available in Spanish as La distancia entre nosotros.
Reyna Grande
Born in Mexico, Reyna Grande is the author of the bestselling memoirs The Distance Between Us and its sequel, A Dream Called Home, as well as the novels Across a Hundred Mountains, Dancing with Butterflies, and A Ballad of Love and Glory. Reyna has received an American Book Award, the El Premio Aztlán Literary Award, and a Latino Spirit Award. The young reader’s version of The Distance Between Us received an International Literacy Association Children’s Book Award. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post’s The Lily, on CNN, and more. She has appeared on Oprah's Book Club and has taught at the Macondo Writers Workshop, VONA, Bread Loaf, and other conferences for writers.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ive listened to this so many times the audio and story are amazing it makes me feel connected to her and gives me hope to share my story
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just to think of the thousands of Reyna Grandes stories, from all over the world.. Reyna and her siblings had busy Guardian Angels. looking after them 24/7. Gracias Reyna . THANK you for sharing Your Life storie. I could Not stop listening to your audiobook . It made me feel like I was with Reyna,Margo & Carlos through out their life journey..
" IF LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS "........Reyna and her siblings Made the best lemonade out of them, even though it was not Sweet enough!!
Thank you Reyna..