Stranger: A Novel
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Science fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Íso, a young Guatemalan woman working at a fertility clinic, becomes the secret lover of the resident American doctor, Eric Mann. But Dr. Mann decides to return to the US, and before Íso can tell Dr. Mann that she is… pregnant, he is gone. After the birth of her daughter, the baby is taken from her. The director of the clinic informs Íso that her child is in America. Determined to reclaim her stolen daughter, Íso makes her way north through Mexico, eventually crossing illegally into a United States divided into military zones. Travelling without documentation, and with little money, Íso descends into a world full of danger. In a place of shifting boundaries, Íso must determine who she can trust and how much, aware that she might lose her daughter forever. 2016.