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A fierce, beautiful, and unflinching memoir from a wildly talented debut author While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Jaquira Díaz found herself caught between extremes: as her family split apart and her mother battled schizophrenia, she was surrounded by the love of her friends; as she longed for a family and home, she found instead a life upended by violence. From her own struggles with depression and sexual assault to Puerto Rico's history of colonialism, Ordinary Girls vibrates with music and lyricism. Díaz triumphantly maps a way out of despair toward love and hope to become her version of the girl she always wanted to be.

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A dynamic examination of the power of persistence. -- Time A gripping, gorgeous story from start to finish is brought to life by narrator Almarie Guerra. Like author Jaquira Diaz, Guerra was born in Puerto Rico and is bilingual. In a smooth, engaging voice that isn't overly theatrical, she brings a balance of spirit and restraint to her delivery of Diaz's electric memoir. -- AudioFile Belongs on your must-read lists. Diaz is a masterful writer...about despair, depression, love, and hope with such vibrancy that her vivid portrayal will stay with you long after the final page. -- O, The Oprah Magazine Outstanding. A powerful and lyrical coming-of-age story, Ordinary Girls is a candid illustration of shame, despair, and violence as well as joy and triumph. -- Ms. Magazine

Author Information

Almarie Guerra is an actor known for her work on Sorry You're Sad, Dude Bro Party Massacre III, and Night of the Living Deb. She is part of an LA/NY based improv group, the Story Pirates. Jaquira Diaz is a Puerto Rico-born author. Her work has been published in Rolling Stone, the London Guardian, the New York Times Style Magazine, and others, as well as being included in The Best American Essays 2016. She is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes, an Elizabeth George Foundation grant, and fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, the Kenyon Review, and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing.

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