“Agosin’s courage in tackling thorny topics—Jewish diaspora, cultural estrangement, Latin American fascism—renders a highly personal narrative powerful and appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews
“It is a telling description, rootless by its lack of nationality.”—Los Angeles Times
“A beautiful tale of fortitude, captured in filigree and song.”—Oscar Hijuelos
“Marjorie Agosín’s poetic voice in one breath captures the astounding beauty of the southern tip of the world and the painful memories of a sensitive Jewish girl growing up among Nazi colonizers.”—Isabel Allende
“Unique and mesmerizing. . . . A Cross and a Star reads like a journey to the past and the hope of the new world.”—Elena Poniatowska
“A passionate, fantastical, poetic book: Marjorie Agosín’s power as a poet has never been more evident than in this beautiful memoir of her mother’s life.”—Sara Paretsky
