Brando Skyhorse Books in Order

Interconnected voices trace Mexican American lives in Los Angeles's Echo Park, where work, violence, and changing neighborhoods shape belonging. A laborer, his former wife, and their daughter confront the personal costs of pursuing an American future.

Brando Skyhorse recalls a childhood shaped by his mother's invented Native American identity and a succession of substitute fathers. Decades later, he begins unraveling the family stories that concealed his Mexican heritage and his biological father's whereabouts.

As Iris rebuilds her life after divorce, a mysterious wall appears outside her new home. A citizenship-based identification system then threatens her family's place in America, forcing her to decide how far she will go to protect them.