Michel Stone's award winning novel, The Iguana Tree, is a harrowing yet movingly authentic story of a young family seeking refuge and a new life in America. Traveling from a small town in Mexico, Hector leaves his wife, Lilia, and newborn child in search for new opportunities across the border. When he meets the tree-farming gringos Elizabeth and Lucas, his risk seems to begin to pay off, and the prospect of a new life and safe crossing for his wife and child finally appears