Geographies of Home - Tapa blanda

Iliana believed that by attending a college five hours from New York City, she could gain independence and escape from the watchful eyes of her overprotective & conservative Dominican parents. But she soon realizes that familial bonds are impossibleto break, and that barriers created by time and distance can easily collapse. A disembodied voice that Iliana believes is her mother's haunts her nights with disturbing news about her sisters; Marina is careening toward a mental breakdown; Beatriz has disappeared; Rebecca is trapped in an unhappy marriage. Convinced she might be of help, Iliana reluctantly returns to New York City where she confronts the joys and pains of someone caught between two cultures but who is intent on finding "home".

Loida Martiza Perez studied under Henry Louis Gates Jnr at Cornell University. She has written several pieces of short fiction. GEOGRAPHIES OF HOME is her first novel. She lives in New York.