Between You a River

A Novel

De: Kimberly Garza

A sweeping family saga set in Texas and the Philippines, following two generations of women reckoning with what it means to keep a legacy alive

On the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, the future of Corazon de la Cruz’s family rests with her. She’ll be the first to go to college, to immigrate to the U.S., and to support her family back home by becoming a doctor. She can’t remember whether this dream was ever her own, or if she even has a say in it. But when a fire mysteriously breaks out on the de la Cruzes’ land, the family splinters, and Corazon is faced with a fateful choice.

Decades later, Corazon’s death has shaken her family to its very core, and her daughters are still picking up the pieces. Hannah and Mari are estranged from their roots in the Philippines when a distant cousin suddenly urges them to return to settle unresolved family business. Together for the first time in years, the sisters find that the fate of their family’s ancestral land is somehow in their hands, and it’s about to slip away. As they fight to protect their inheritance, they unearth long-buried secrets hidden from them by their beloved matriarch—about her life, their homeland, and themselves.

A lush family saga and a love letter to the Philippines, Between You a River follows two generations of the de la Cruzes as they confront the sacrifices made by mothers so their daughters could lead different lives, and the lifelong push and pull of home.