Me, Who Dove into the Heart of the World: A Novel

The Mexican poet's debut novel of an autistic woman whose way with sea creatures wins her fame "glows with . . . enticing charm and assurance" (Guardian, UK).

Karen Nieto passed her earliest years as a feral child, left alone to wander the vast beach property near her family's failing tuna cannery. But when her aunt Isabelle comes to Mexico to take over the family business, she discovers a real girl amidst the squalor. So begins a miraculous journey for autistic savant Karen, who finds free...