… superb … Although she’s concerned with specific geographies, Hadero creates a remarkable universal resonance, exquisitely illuminating quotidian moments that could, and do, happen anywhere in the world where people long to belong, find community, and be welcomed (even when they’re not) … In numerous stories, Hadero deftly examines what it means to be Black in America, especially as a transplant from another country … In other stories, Hadero empathically and expertly explores living between cultures and countries … From narrative to narrative, Hadero is a wondrously agile writer, whether describing moments of triumphant anticipation; shocking devastation; rightful contentment. Hadero’s prodigious storytelling is part testimony, part warning, part balm.
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