A tender, powerful novel about love, sacrifice, and the invisible ties between mothers and daughters across generations and continents.
 
Mara Alencar, a young immigrant living in Los Angeles, works as a caregiver for a woman battling cancer. As she tends to her patient’s physical and emotional needs, Mara reflects on her own mother, a courageous political activist in 1970s Brazil who risked everything for freedom—and for her daughter’s future. Through memory and storytelling, Mara begins to uncover the ways her past and present intertwine, revealing the resilience that binds them both.
 
In The Caregiver, Samuel Park crafts an exquisite exploration of motherhood, identity, and forgiveness. Moving between Brazil under a brutal dictatorship and contemporary California, the novel weaves together two women’s stories—one defined by courage in the face of danger, the other by compassion in the face of loss.
 
Park’s prose is graceful and deeply humane, capturing the quiet dignity of caregiving and the lingering power of love. Written with empathy and emotional precision, this is a story about the small acts of bravery that shape our lives and the invisible inheritance passed down through love, pain, and memory.
 
Poignant and lyrical, The Caregiver stands as both a moving tribute to maternal strength and an unforgettable final work from a gifted storyteller.
 
💖 Why You’ll Love It
A beautifully written, emotional story of family and sacrifice.
Shifts seamlessly between Brazil’s political turmoil and modern-day Los Angeles.
Explores love, identity, and resilience with stunning prose.
Perfect for fans of literary fiction centered on human connection.
A deeply moving reflection on caregiving and memory.
 
🌟 Perfect For
Fans of The Kite Runner and The Joy Luck Club.
Readers who enjoy multicultural and intergenerational fiction.
Book clubs seeking emotionally rich, conversation-worthy stories.
Anyone drawn to stories of courage, loss, and love.
 
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