Cross-Stitch Design she turns to the father

she turns to the father she never met

yet eager to find her own identity

rapier-sharp response to whatever crosses her path

"Roots the reader in [Trinidad's] traditions and rituals [and]

Cross-Stitch Design she turns to the fatherA debut novel of female friendship and coming of age from Jazmina Barrera, acclaimed author of Linea Nigra and On Lighthouses, translated by Christina MacSweeney. It was meant to be the trip of a lifetime. Mila, Citlali, and Dalia, childhood friends now college aged, leave Mexico City for the London of The Clash and the Paris of Courbet. They anticipate the cafs and crushes, but not the early signs that they are each steadily, inevitably changing.