By<\/span><\/span>A. Cleaver<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>on July 2, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
Format: Kindle Edition<\/span><\/div>\n
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I picked up the paperback at a book signing in San Antonio and am just blown away!<\/span><\/div>\n
This is a series of short stories, each story with something unique to say. They range<\/span><\/div>\n
from funny to poignant to sad to whimsical. At the turn of every page, you want to see<\/span><\/div>\n
what Maria Elena is going to say next. Her writing has such a lyrical quality that it is<\/span><\/div>\n
almost like reading the lyrics to a song. Beautifully descriptive, you clearly see every<\/span><\/div>\n
character, every image as she describes it. She transports you to a roller coaster at<\/span><\/div>\n
a theme park and a home in her native Cuba to a haunted house and with each story,<\/span><\/div>\n
you can’t help but be in her world. In the end, you are just thrilled that she invited you.<\/span>
<\/span>I loved her books The Coin and The Book of Hours but this is something very different.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>I loved her books The Coin and The Book of Hours but this is something very different.<\/span><\/div>\n
It feels completely personal, like we have stepped into her skin for a peek. I can’t say<\/span><\/div>\n
enough good things about it so just pick it up and get ready to get lost in her magic.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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