The Same Sky

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The Same Sky

From the acclaimed author of How to Be Lost and Close Your Eyes comes a beautiful and heartrending novel about motherhood, resilience, and faithâ€”a ripped-from-the-headlines story of two families on both sides of the American border.

Alice and her husband, Jake, own a barbecue restaurant in Austin, Texas. Hardworking and popular in their community, they have a loving marriage and thriving business, but Alice still feels that something is missing, lying just beyond reach.

Carla is a strong-willed young girl whoâ€™s had to grow up fast, acting as caretaker to her six-year-old brother Junior. Years ago, her mother left the family behind in Honduras to make the arduous, illegal journey to Texas. But when Carlaâ€™s grandmother dies and violence in the city escalates, Carla takes fate into her own handsâ€”and with Junior, she joins the thousands of children making their way across Mexico to America, facing great peril for the chance at a better life.

In this elegant novel, the lives of Alice and Carla will intersect in a profound and surprising way. Poignant and arresting, The Same Sky is about finding courage through struggle, hope amid heartache, and summoning the strengthâ€”no matter what dangers awaitâ€”to find the place where you belong.

Praise for The Same Sky

â€œThe Same Sky is the timeliest book you will read this yearâ€”a wrenching, honest, painstakingly researched novel that puts a human face to the story of undocumented youth desperately seeking their dreams in America. This oneâ€™s going to haunt me for a long timeâ€”and itâ€™s going to define the brilliant Amanda Eyre Ward as a leading author of socially conscious fiction.â€â€”Jodi Picoult, author of Leaving Time

â€œRiveting, heartrending, and beautifully written, The Same Sky pulled me in on the first page and held my attention all the way to its perfect conclusion. I devoured this book.â€â€”Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train

â€œWard is deeply sympathetic to her characters, and this affecting novel is sure to provoke conversations about immigration and adoption.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review

â€œA deeply affecting look at the contrast between middle-class U.S. life and the brutal reality of Central American children so desperate theyâ€™ll risk everything.â€â€”People

â€œAmanda Eyre Wardâ€™s novel of the migrant journey, The Same Sky, is the most important book to come out of Austin this year.â€â€”The Austin Chronicle

â€œAfter reading The Same Sky, you just might view the world a little differently. And isnâ€™t that the goal of all great art?â€â€”Bookreporter

â€œEmotionally gripping . . . a novel that brilliantly attaches us to broader perspectives. It is a needed respite from the angry politics surrounding border issues that, instead of dividing us, connects us to our humanity.â€â€”The Dallas Morning News

â€œIt takes a skilled, compassionate writer to craft an authentic, moving page-turner from a complex social issue like immigration, but Ward nails it.â€â€”Good Housekeeping

â€œPoignant and bittersweet . . . Eyreâ€™s wrenching fifth novel is a study in contrasts. . . . Carlaâ€™s journey is powerfully rendered and will stick with readers long after they close the book.â€â€”Publishers Weekly

â€œWard writes with great empathy. . . . Earnest and well-told. Heartstrings will be pulled.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews
Country USA
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2015-01-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553390506

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2015-01-20
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553390506

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