A coming of age type novel of a young girl's journey through a vast, unnamed country (I started with Brazil, shifted to Burundi and settled on India) in search of her brother . When drought and war grip the backlands, her brother Isaias joins a great exodus to a teeming city in the south. Soon Isabel must follow, forsaking the only home she’s ever known, her sole consolation the thought of being with her brother again. They have a stupendous relationship that has deeper connection than the normal bro/sis - Kinetic vibrant neural network.
The core exploration captures the fun, excitement and fear which are normal migrant emotions. Being scourged by the elements assisted though eventually always exploited by the 'horse' bringing them in; which in turns drives reinvention of the fringe-livers. Its as though she took a snap shot in time across the globe- of migrant experiences and - US/Mexico, Sn Diego/ Tijuana Greece /Albania Bolivia/Venezuela. (If this interest you (see p 246) describing the Cambodian community which structured its-Caste structure, its society and even its survival within - "Trash" in Cambodia - Pol Po was as bad / evil as they get demonstrated in The Rent Collector by Cameron Wright ).
Wasn't aware of the of all the trials these people lives. Theirs is truly. rough and tumble existence, and in turn take desire to survive. A worthy read
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