Ismée Amiel Williams
2 SeriesIsmée Amiel Williams is an author of YA contemporary novels and a practicing pediatric cardiologist at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. She previously trained and worked at Columbia University Medical Center for 15 years. Inspired to write after reading a YA novel during her pregnancy, Ismée incorporates her Cuban heritage and Spanish phrases into her work. She resides in New York City with her family.
In "Water in May" by Ismée Amiel Williams, fifteen-year-old Mari Pujols hopes her unborn child will provide the unconditional love she has never received from her absent mother, incarcerated father, and distant grandmother. However, a devastating diagnosis of a potentially fatal heart defect in the fetus forces Mari to confront unimaginable choices. This standalone novel poignantly explores themes of family, love, and the difficult decisions faced by a young expectant mother.
