At the Narrow Waist of the World

In this lush and vivid coming-of-age memoir about a mother’s mental illness and the healing power of a loving Jewish and Hispanic extended family, young Marlena must pull away from her mother, leave her Panama home, and navigate the transition to an American world.

In acest memoriu luxuriant si plin de viata despre varsta majoritatii despre boala mintala a unei mame si puterea de vindecare a unei familii extinse evreiesti si hispanice iubitoare, tanara Marlena trebuie sa se indeparteze de mama ei, sa-si paraseasca casa din Panama si sa navigheze in tranzitia catre un american. lume.