Alternating between Vilar's notes from the psychiatric ward and her recounting of her family history, this memoir is a meditation on family, and on the unspoken currents that have haunted a grandmother, mother and daughter.
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Irene Vilar is a writer of extraordinary passion and intelligence, whose work delves into generational and national traumas with a unique voice. Her memoirs are described as 'dark perfect gems,' guiding readers through harrowing depths to emerge transformed and enlightened. Her writing is lyrical and visionary, exploring themes of depression, Puerto Rican identity, and young womanhood. Vilar transforms painful experiences into art, making memoir a profound therapeutic and aesthetic journey.
- 1998
