Review of On the Wings of a Hummingbird by Story Circle, a site dedicated to empowering women tell their stories and become authors.
On the Wings of a Hummingbird is many heartfelt stories in one.
It is a U.S. immigration story, succinctly capturing the complexities and inherent pitfalls of the immigration system.
It is a Central American emigration story, a vivid introduction to the hopelessness in present-day Guatemala—due in large part to gang violence and oppression—that drives desperate people to the American border. Impossible choices force the characters into actions they previously deemed unthinkable.
It is a love letter to Guatemala…