“There is something so charming and moving about the Olivares girls. My Mother Cursed My Name is an absorbing and magical debut about the bonds of family and forging one’s path in the world… even if that means more than a little guidance from the ancestors.”

– Kali Fajardo-Anstine, bestselling author Woman of Light and Sabrina & Corina 

"My Mother Cursed My Name is a warm, witty and magical read about healing in order to forgive and forgiving in order to heal. Three generations of wildly different and fierce mothers and daughters tumbling toward a greater understanding of each other and themselves.”

– Parini Shroff, bestselling author of The Bandit Queens

“To read My Mother Cursed My Name is not just to feel entranced by the dynamics between three generations of Olivares women, but to care about them as if they were members of your own family. That is how alive they are on the page, and how skillfully Anamely Salgado Reyes depicts the abiding love that connects mother, daughter, and granddaughter despite the secrets and resentments that have kept them at a wary distance. An incredibly heartwarming and funny debut novel that is ideal for mothers and daughters to read and experience together.”

– Kirthana Ramisetti, author of Dava Shastri’s Last Day

"Magical, haunting, and joyful in all the best ways. A tender story about the invisible strings between generations of mothers and daughters. Salgado Reyes is one to watch out for, even from beyond the grave."

– Carolyn Huynh, author of GMA Pick The Fortunes of Jaded Women

"My Mother Cursed My Name is a powerful and heartfelt reflection on the love ancestors have for us, even in the afterlife. Incredibly written by Salgado Reyes, this is a spell-binding debut brimming with magic, secrets, and love that will stay with you long after the last page."

– María Alejandra Barrios Vélez, author of The Waves Take You Home

“My Mother Cursed My Name is a heartfelt debut that sits at the intersection of Everything I Never Told You and The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina. Salgado Reyes has woven a moving story of three generations struggling to come together and confront their decades-long baggage with a little magic and a lot of meddling.”

– Bianca Marais, international bestselling author of The Witches of Moonshyne Manor

“Vivid, heartfelt, and dramatic, this is a gorgeously woven tale about three generations of a Mexican American family, mothers and daughters who are trying to survive their collective and individual grief. The familial love will stick with you long after you’ve finished it.”

– Mai Nguyen, author of Sunshine Nails