When I first saw this cover, I requested it because something about seeing a man that looks like he can be my uncle really pulled at my heartstrings. Though I’m a daughter of immigrants, hearing about another families story really sparked my interest, especially because I’m more familiar with the process to get into the US from a Latin American/Caribbean perspective, so I was excited to learn from a very different perspective.

Books like this are a little hard for me to rate because you can tell this is deeply personal for the author and his family. The author spliced commentary and emotion in what can come off as a living diary for his family. While I loved getting to know more about each of the characters, I struggled a bit with the writing style. At times, I felt like it read more as a newspaper story than a history of a family which made it hard to read. All in all, if you would like to get more insight on the immigration process from Europe to Canada, this would be a great read for you.

Thank you Love Books Tours and the author for a gifted copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.