Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Have You Seen Luis Velez? by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Earlier this week, Catherine Ryan Hyde’s latest novel, Have You Seen Luis Velez?, was published, and to help the
publishers get the word out, I’m hosting a giveaway! You can see what others have
to say and then be sure to enter the giveaway below!!!

Title: Have You Seen Luis Velez?

Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde

Published: May 2019, Lake Union Publishing

Format: Paperback, 320 pages

Summary: 

From New York Times
bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a moving novel about two
strangers who find that kindness is a powerful antidote to fear.

Raymond
Jaffe feels like he doesn’t belong. Not with his mother’s new family.
Not as a weekend guest with his father and his father’s wife. Not at
school, where he’s an outcast. After his best friend moves away, Raymond
has only two real connections: to the feral cat he’s tamed and to a
blind ninety-two-year-old woman in his building who’s introduced herself
with a curious question: Have you seen Luis Velez?

Mildred
Gutermann, a German Jew who narrowly escaped the Holocaust, has been
alone since her caretaker disappeared. She turns to Raymond for help,
and as he tries to track Luis down, a deep and unexpected friendship
blossoms between the two.

Despondent at the loss of Luis, Mildred
isolates herself further from a neighborhood devolving into bigotry and
fear. Determined not to let her give up, Raymond helps her see that for
every terrible act the world delivers, there is a mirror image of deep
kindness, and Mildred helps Raymond see that there’s hope if you have
someone to hold on to.

What readers are saying:

“A master of making a heartwarming tale feel authentic and socially urgent, Hyde (Just After Midnight,
2018, etc.) deftly sketches the plights of Raymond and Millie,
weighting their friendship with worries and regrets that echo as true…A
tender tale of new families born of chance and the determination to
bring light into darkness.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Hyde (Heaven Adjacent,
2018) has crafted a spellbinding coming-of-age story deepened by the
satisfaction of belonging, the vibrancy of community, and the power of
connection. Fans of Liane Moriarty and Kristin Hannah will adore the
deep connection between the unlikeliest of friends.” —Booklist

“Heartwarming…This
touching portrait of Raymond’s sorrow, and his quest for understanding
the world and why it seems so unfair, is a solid choice for book groups
with a lot of important issues to discuss.” —Library Journal

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Giveaway Details — (US Only) 

Thanks to the publicist, one reader will win a copy of  Have You Seen Luis Velez?  by Catherine Ryan Hyde. To enter the giveaway, please fill out the rafflecopter by May 31st.

 
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This giveaway is open to US residents only and ends May 31st.

Good Luck!!!