No Direction Home: A novel about family separation, immigration, and asylum

Fans of The Leavers by Lisa Ko or In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende will love No Direction Home.

For a family divided, love knows no borders. #FamiliesBelongTogether

In this evocative fictional story inspired by today’s headlines, the immigrant family of thirteen-year-old Emma Cabezas is ripped apart. Her older brother faces deportation after attempting to renew his DACA status and her parents are dragged away in handcuffs by immigration officers. Family friend Sandi Moreno takes her in, but Emma soon witnesses the abusive truth about Sandi’s husband and teenage sons. Desperate and afraid, she makes a rash decision to attempt to reunite with her deported loved ones in Honduras.

Her dangerous odyssey redefines her understanding of both family and home as she is forced to grow up very quickly in order to survive.