In the Country We Love: My Family Divided (Updated with New Material) - Paperback

by Diane Guerrero (Author), Michelle Burford (Author)

Alex Award Winner
A Chicago Public Library and BookRiot Best Book of 2016

"In the Country We Love is the poignant, candid, and often shocking account of the challenges Guerrero faced as a citizen child of undocumented parents"--Kirkus Reviews

The star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country

Diane Guerrero, the television actress from the megahit Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, was just fourteen years old on the day her parents were detained and deported while she was at school. Born in the U.S., Guerrero was able to remain in the country and continue her education, depending on the kindness of family friends who took her in and helped her build a life and a successful acting career for herself, without the support system of her family.

In the Country We Love is a moving, heartbreaking story of one woman's extraordinary resilience in the face of the nightmarish struggles of undocumented residents in this country. There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US, many of whom have citizen children, whose lives here are just as precarious, and whose stories haven't been told. Written with bestselling author Michelle Burford, this memoir is a tale of personal triumph that also casts a much-needed light on the fears that haunt the daily existence of families likes the author's and on a system that fails them over and over.

Author Biography

DIANE GUERRERO is an actress on the hit shows Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin. She also volunteers with the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center and was named an Ambassador for Citizenship and Naturalization by the White House. She lives in New York City.

MICHELLE BURFORD is a founding editor of O, The Oprah Magazine and writer of many best-selling books including memoirs by Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, singer Toni Braxton, and Michelle Knight.