Speak to Me of Home

A big swooning romance, elegantly constructed and a pleasure to read… delectable * The Times *Speak to Me of Home explores the compassion, frustration, and determination of emigrants from Puerto Rico to America. Cummins’ characters leap off the page, many suffering homesickness, some hiding secrets, but all filled with love. A riveting tale of three generations, this is storytelling at its finest – John Boyne, author of THE HEART’S INVISIBLE FURIES

I loved this book. Utterly absorbing, a big, sweeping story of family and identity, and what it means to belong. I fell in love with these characters and did not want this book to end. As emotional as it is insightful on the subject of home. A total tour de force, Jeanine Cummins is a master storyteller.

– Edel Coffey, author of BREAKING POINT and IN HER PLACEAn engrossing cross-generational saga, and a heartfelt look at identity and what it means to belong * The Shift *Entrancing… . There is a radiance to this saga… . the empathy with which Cummins envisions her characters is a poignant reminder that it is actual human beings who approach our borders, each with a singular story to tell * Washington Post *A compelling novel, this is the perfect love song to the comfort of belonging, to the sadness when it falls away, and to the glory of when it is re-found * Sunday Independent (Ireland) *Hops through time to tell a touching story about roots and belonging * Real Simple *A fine novel… . Daisy’s sections are the heart of the novel, dipping into magical realism as her spirit navigates the border between life and death and brings the family to her bedside with triumphant and transcendent love. This commendable return for Cummins comes with a surprise cherry-on-top twist * Booklist *Engrossing… . Cummins succeeds at breathing life into her large cast of characters and excels at depicting the nuances of a mother-daughter relationship * Publishers Weekly *Jeanine Cummins’ Speak To Me Of Home is a masterful love letter to our shared homeland of Puerto Rico, the global diaspora, and every American. Once again, Cummins surveys the depths of the immigrant experience and compassionately examines the push and pull between our individual identity and our ancestral ties. Through three generations of Boricua women, the novel powerfully demonstrates that the greatest inheritance we can pass on is a courageous heart willing to adapt. Speak To Me Of Home is an epic must-read. – Sarah McCoy, author of Whatever Happened to Lori LovelyJeanine Cummins’ new novel is a beautiful, tender, complex story of origin, displacement, identity, and belonging. Poetically written and brimming with heart, Speak to Me of Home tells of a family’s yearning, through the generations, to find the roots that truly anchor them, the land that calls them home. A most moving and meaningful read – Jennifer Rosner, prizewinning author of The Yellow Bird SingsFilled with vibrant prose and emotions * Woman’s World *Filled with vibrant prose and emotion * Woman’s World *