bWinner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction - From the celebrated bestselling author of iThe House on Mango Street iThis memoir has the transcendent sweep of a full life. --iHouston Chroniclei pbFrom Chicago to Mexico, the places Sandra Cisneros has lived have provided inspiration for her now-classic works of fiction and poetry. But a house of her own, a place where she could truly take root, has eluded her. In this jigsaw autobiography, made up of essays and images spanning three decadesb--band including never-before-published workb--bCisneros has come home at last. pWritten with her trademark lyricism, in these signature pieces the acclaimed author of iThe House on Mango Streeti and winner of the 2019 PENNabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature shares her transformative memories and reveals her artistic and intellectual influences. Poignant, honest, and deeply moving, iA House of My Owni is an exuberant celebration of a life lived to the full