Threads of Her Braid by Tanya Zuñiga

Aurora, now in her seventies and facing a devastating diagnosis, is finally ready to confront the ghosts of her past... a story shaped by tragedy, tradition, and a series of impossible choices that changed everything.

In 1960's Mexico City, fourteen-year-old Pilar faces personal upheaval as she copes with her mother's abandonment, her father's unraveling, and the challenges of coming of age; all amidst a whirlwind of political unrest.

Meanwhile, in modern-day California, Fer is balancing academic struggles that come with being a first generation Mexican-American college student, while simultaneously being torn between cultural expectations and her desire for self-discovery and belonging.

Spanning generations and borders, invisible threads of resilience, loss, and love weave together these three women's lives. With humor and raw emotion, this novel celebrates family, destiny, and the choices that shape our story.