Secrets of the Casa Rosada

by Alex Temblador

Overview

Sixteen-year-old Martha has to adjust to a new life with her maternal grandmother, a respected curandera—or healer—in Laredo, Texas, after her reliably unreliable mother dumps her at the pink house filled with tokens of her mom's childhood that might, maybe, explain why she abandoned Martha, leaving her with a family she never knew existed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781518505492
Publisher:	Arte Publico Press
Publication date:	12/03/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	231 KB
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

ALEX TEMBLADOR, a freelance travel writer, is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe and received an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Oklahoma. Born and raised in Wichita Falls, Texas, she lives and works in Dallas. Secrets of the Casa Rosada is her debut novel.

Editorial Reviews

Frankie Corzo’s narration vividly brings the characters to life in this debut novel about family secrets and Hispanic heritage. Sixteen-year-old Martha and her mother are used to moving around, never staying anywhere for long. Then Martha’s mother abandons her at the home of a grandmother she never knew she had. The Mexican community of Laredo, Texas, is completely unfamiliar to her, as is her extended family there. Determined Martha must uncover the long-held secrets that forced her mother to leave her. Corzo’s vocal characterizations are well developed, and her accent is excellent as she portrays bewildered Martha and her Spanish-speaking grandmother and kin. The narrative hasn’t been fleshed out, but Corzo’s effective pacing makes it sound like it has. A.C. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

SEPTEMBER 2019 - AudioFile