Speak to me of home
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"On her wedding day in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1968, Rafaela Acuña y Daubón has mild misgivings, but she marries Peter Brennan Jr. anyway in a blaze of romantic optimism. She has no way of knowing how dramatically her life will change when she uproots her young family to start over in the American Midwest, unleashing a fleet of disappointments. In the 1980s, against the backdrop of her mother's isolation in St. Louis, Missouri, Rafaela's daughter, Ruth Brennan, wants only to belong. Eager to fit in, Ruth lets go of her language, habits, and childhood memories of Puerto Rico. It's not until decades later when Ruth's own daughter, Daisy, returns to San Juan that her mother and grandmother begin to truly reflect on the choices that have come to define their lives. When a hurricane ravages the island in 2023, leaving Daisy critically injured, Rafaela and Ruth return to the city where it all began. As they gather at Daisy's bedside, we follow them back into the pasts that brought them to this point: we watch as they come of age, fall in love, take risks, and contend with all the heartbreaks, triumphs, and reversals of fortune--both good and bad--that make up a meaningful life. As old memories come to light, so do buried secrets, leaving everyone in the family wondering exactly where it is that they belong"--
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Cummins, J., & Guerra, A. (2025). Speak to me of home. Unabridged. Macmillan Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Cummins, Jeanine and Almarie, Guerra. 2025. Speak to Me of Home. Macmillan Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Cummins, Jeanine and Almarie, Guerra, Speak to Me of Home. Macmillan Audio, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Cummins, Jeanine, and Almarie Guerra. Speak to Me of Home. Unabridged. Macmillan Audio, 2025.
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| Last Sierra Extract Time | Oct 16, 2025 08:53:59 AM |
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| Last File Modification Time | Oct 16, 2025 08:54:07 AM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Oct 16, 2025 08:54:04 AM |
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