¡Ándale, Prieta!: A Love Letter to My Family Print Each of Smith’s four collections

Each of Smith’s four collections moves farther outward: when one seems to reach the limits of desire and the body

The book is packed with:

"A riveting and important work of history

” The Serviceberry is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times

and readers will delight in—and commiserate with—his lovestruck characters

¡Ándale, Prieta!: A Love Letter to My Family Print Each of Smith’s four collectionsBy Yasmn Ramrez This beautifully open coming of age memoir by a Mexican American debut writer doubles as a love letter to the tough grandmother who raised her. When I tell people who don't speak Spanish what prieta means dark or the dark one their eyes pop open and a small gasp escapes How do I tell them that now, even after the cruelty of children, Prieta means love? That each time Prieta fell from my grandmother's lips, I learned to love my dark