Christmas Cactus

<p>In this fierce funny and breathtakingly honest memoir Lina Clavijo traces the roots of her resilience across continents generations and the emotional fault lines that shape every family. A sweeping intimate portrait of a woman reclaiming her story <em>Christmas Cactus</em> is a celebration of resilience and a guide for anyone seeking illuminated healing. Anchored by a towering cactus in her grandmother's courtyard a symbol of survival beauty and inheritance <em>Christmas Cactus</em> reveals how eccentric family lore cultural identity and long-buried wounds intertwine to form the emotional DNA we carry. From her childhood bond with a larger-than-life grandmother to cross-country train rides through the Andean cordillera to shoveling horse stalls in rural Georgia Lina's story moves with vivid clarity. She confronts the aftershocks of her country's most violent era finds unexpected beauty in women's communities 3000 miles from home and faces the unraveling of a fifteen-year marriage with honesty and grace. Lina shows that healing is not a destination but a practice-a way of living loving and rising again.</p>