Growing-up without the physical presence and support of her immediate family, Diane turns to the performing arts to see her through financial difficulties, mental health crises, and familial and romantic relationship trials. alone, relying on the kindness of friends and strangers to finish her education, launch her career, and establish an independent life. When no one comes to check-in on her, Diane remains in the U.S. A 2017 ALA Alex Award Winner, In the The Country We Love is a heartbreaking and uplifting memoir providing a first-hand account of what happens when a family is broken by the immigration divide and who is left to pick up the pieces.Īfter a normal day at school, 14-year-old, U.S.-born Diane Guerrero (actress in Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin) comes home to find that her undocumented parents and older brother have been deported back to Colombia.
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