I read A Handbook to Luck by Cristina Garcia for this month's Book A Month Challenge. In case, you don't know about Book A Month, it's a virtual sort of Book Club created by a librarian. Each month she posts a theme, then we all read a book that relates to said theme, and then we all post on her Book a Month blog and/or on our own blog/site. This month's theme is time.

So, A Handbook to Luck relates to time in that it takes place over a 20 year time period. The theme can be as loose as having time in the title, as long as we all read a book and write about it.

Now, down to business. This is not the first book I have read by Garcia, but it is certainly the most memorable. Her characters are so funny and real, and the story so absorbing. The story begins with her three main characters as children in their points of origin (Cuba, El Salvador, and Iran) and over the years, their lives cross in the US. Garcia's language and description makes for an enjoyable read. I highly recommend this book to Cristina Garcia fans, and for those that don't know her, should read Dreaming in Cuban as well.