The Reader's Companion

The Mother I Did Not Know cover
For Casita Series Readers

A companion piece to The Mother I Did Not Know by K.B. Cordova. Direct buyers from Thrive Collective Publishing get it. Amazon buyers do not.

What's in it

  • The Vega family treeFour generations of Vega women across two centuries. A visual reference for keeping the matrilineal lineage clear as you read.
  • The Abiquiú and Santa Fe mapThe real locations the novel moves through. Where the casita is. Where La Fonda is. The drive between them.
  • Author notes on the case-files formK.B. Cordova on why the novel is structured as twelve clinical sessions, why the off-record voice exists, and what the dual-voice form lets the story do that a linear narrative could not.
  • Spanish-American and Genízara glossaryThe terms the novel uses, the history behind them, and why the lineage matters in the story.
  • Book club discussion questionsTwelve questions designed for book clubs and reading groups working through the novel together.
  • The first chapter of Book TwoA preview of the next Casita Series novel, delivered with the companion so you can keep reading the moment you finish Book One.

How to get it

The Reader's Companion comes free with every direct order of The Mother I Did Not Know from ThriveCollectiveHQ.com:

  • Paperback or hardcover: companion delivered digitally to your inbox at purchase, printed copy ships free with your book (Founders Pack only).
  • ePub: companion delivered digitally to your inbox with your book.
  • Amazon orders: not included. Available only through direct buyers.

Published by Thrive Collective Publishing, an independent house based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.