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Original Title:	The World in Half
ISBN:	159448855X (ISBN13: 9781594488559)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Panama

The World in Half Hardcover | Pages: 320 pages

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Title	:	The World in Half
Author	:	Cristina Henriquez
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	April 2nd 2009 by Riverhead Hardcover (first published February 20th 2009)
Categories	:	Fiction. Contemporary. Novels. Adult Fiction. Literature. American. Adult. Family

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Miraflores has never known her father, and until now, she's never thought that he wanted to know her. She's long been aware that her mother had an affair with him while she was stationed with her then-husband in Panama, and she's always assumed that her pregnant mother came back to the United States alone with his consent. But when Miraflores returns to the Chicago suburb where she grew up, to care for her mother at a time of illness, she discovers that her mother and father had a greater love than she ever thought possible and that her father had wanted her more than she could have ever imagined.

In secret, Miraflores plots a trip to Panama, in search of the man whose love she hopes can heal her mother, and whose presence she believes can help her find the pieces of her own identity that she thought were irretrievably lost. What she finds is unexpected, exhilarating, and holds the power to change the course of her life completely.

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My reading of this book suffered from two things: (1) The book I read just before featured a female character with whom I identified and sympathized with quite a bit, and (2) this one takes place partly in the city and country of Panama, where I did some of my growing up and, thus, know well. Actually, theres a third thing: Because its about Panama and I love Panama, I wanted to love this book, which means the bar I set was high. My disappointment in it is deeper, perhaps, than if it was about

"The World in Half" -Cristina Henriquez (2009)This book hit me in my emotional core, way more than I thought it would. Having just returned from a trip to Europe, the purpose of whihc was one part travel, one part visiting a friend and one part finding myself, I related to the protagonist on so many levels, even though our situations were quite different. I found myself writing down quotes from the book as well - they weren't mindblowing or profound, but they made sense and echoed my own

Never meets her dad, very sad. Mom dying from complications for Alzheimer's. Relationship with Danilo left open-ended. A frustrating... feels like book just ends with no resolution.

A very complex and layered story about home, our connections to places, family and ultimately hope.

This is the second book I read from this author, the first being The Book of Unknown Americans, which I enjoyed quite a lot. I am happy to say that I enjoyed this one as well. Miraflores embarks on a journey to Panama to meet her biological father, who she has never met. The only family she knows is her mother, who has been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She takes this risk of looking for her father because it could be her only opportunity to meet her father and understand her

When her mother is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers, Miraflores finds their roles reversed and she must spend more time caring for her. One day she finds a stack of love letters from her Panamanian father that she has never known. Realizing that her mother made the decision to keep him out of their lives she decides to travel to Panama City to find him.

Very interesting story line. I felt it dragged a little but I liked it. I hope she writes another one. Characters were well depicted.