

White Light
Author: Vanessa Garcia
Narrator: Kyla García
Unabridged: 10 hr 49 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 11/12/2019
Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Women
Author: Vanessa Garcia
Narrator: Kyla García
Unabridged: 10 hr 49 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 11/12/2019
Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Women
Born in Miami to Cuban emigre parents, Vanessa Garcia is a multidisciplinary writer and artist whose paintings and installations have been exhibited throughout the United States and the Caribbean. Her most recent plays include The Cuban Spring; Grace, Sponsored by Monteverde; and The Crocodile's Bite.
This first novel by a very accomplished writer (and artist) is moving, beautifully written, and creatively designed. If you're intrigued by the interplay of the literary and visual arts, or by how we juggle art, love, grief, family, and making a living, do check this one out. Shortly after Miami arti......more
As a Cuban born Miamian, when I read things like "freakia" or "Mi hormigita" or "I just wanted to go to Tamiami Park", I'm so in! Vanessa Garcia's story of growing up in a Cuban-American family is like all other Cuban-American stories... familiar. But not a boring kind of sameness. More like the fee......more
“It’s a good story story, and a great book.” One of the best two books I've read this year (the other was Booker winner The Sellout). This was an amazing read. Very well written, artfully constructed, skilfully executed. Through the family story of the main character, we are propelled along her strugg......more