it is amazing how books seem to find you at the precise times you need them most. Today, after learning that my favorite author, Michele Serros, passed away, I found this book on a "giveaway" table at work. I picked it up knowing & loving Sandra Cisneros, but semi-puzzled and put-off by the book's size (or lack thereof). Despite my initial misgivings, I squirreled it away in my purse. Somewhere between the 53/Lex & 23rd Street/Court Square stations, I pulled it out of my purse, and began to read. The amazing Ester Hernandez illustrations and story-book structure seemed simple at the outset, like a bed-time story, but it's anything but. What I found as I turned each page, was one of the most beautiful & touching stories of grief I have ever read...heartbreaking and uplifting all at the same time."There is no getting over death, only learning how to live beside it. It knows no linear time. Sometimes the pain is as fresh as if it just happened. Sometimes it's a space I tap with my tongue daily like a missing molar"I need this book today and, chances are, you'll need someday too. a beautiful pocket sized book for adults. A lesson in grief and community told through the drawings and words of two masters of their craft. Thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed and feel lucky that it spoke to me as I wandered the library. Inspired to visit the community of San Antonio, TX where Sandra Cisneros placed this poetry/novella/homage to love, loss, and finding that you have it with you all along.
What do You think about Has Visto A Maria? (2012)?
a quick read (took less than an hour). The illustrations were especially nice.
—yarzarbook
A beautiful book about searching for a cat that really goes much deeper.
—brittneytodahl
A lovely concept, certainly. I preferred the afterward to the story.
—julie
