Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter

Name: Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter
ISBN: 9781668025659

by Ada Ferrer

Kirkus Prize · 2026 · Shortlist

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ScribnerMay 19, 2026Biography & Memoir384 pagesISBN 9781668025659

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction	2026	Shortlist	“As heartbreaking as this story often is, it is equally heartwarming, filled with love of all kinds.”

About This Book

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of Cuba turns to her own family's story of migration from Cuba to the United States in a memoir of an immigrant daughter. Finalist for the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction.

About the Author

Ada Ferrer

Ada Ferrer is an author whose work has been recognized by major literary awards.

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Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter

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