Publisher's Synopsis
In search of the American dream, young Severine and her French-Haitian family move from France to the United States. They quickly discover success comes at a high cost and when tensions around immigration rise, Severine is forced to leave the life she knew behind. A once successful student and pageant queen is now left to battle on the cold streets of Paris while dealing with unbearable cruelty and overwhelming loss. A touching memoir of a world citizen surviving life and all of the hardships it can throw at you.
