Victor and Jaqueline Torres imagined moving to the U.S. would bring happiness and prosperity-instead they found a world of frustration. While Victor put long hours into his restaurant business, Jaqui devoted her life to her daughters, until they grew up and moved on. Even their eldest, Victoria, is torn trying to reconcile being the perfect Argentine daughter and an independent American woman. Antonio and Lucia Ortelli face the same realities, especially when their only son Eric leaves their close-knit Argentine community in pursuit of his own dreams. When Eric unexpectedly shows up at the Argentine Club-the heart of the Argentine community in southern California-he starts a series of events that will bring these two families closer than ever. New relationships are formed and old ones are put to the test, as everyone must learn how to balance different cultures-and different dreams-without hurting those they love.
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I really enjoyed this book. My niece spent last year in Argentina as an exchange student. For me, it was fun to read about some of the things I knew she experienced. She brought home some mate', and I was able to taste it once.
Besides being about Argentine traditions, the story line and the romance made the reading experience so enjoyable. I could almost physically feel the emotion from the characters. I'm ready to read more Julia!
***I passed this book on to my sister, and she will be reading it as the next book with her bookclub! How cool is that?
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