THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

  The Latina Book Club is proud to be an official stop of the COUNT ON ME Condor Book Tour . The blog tour dates and links are at the bottom of this post. Leave a comment and you will be entered to win a free copy of the book . Comadres…the term encompassses some of the most complex and important relationships that exist between women. Comadres are best friends, confidants, coworkers, advisors, neighbors, and godmothers to one’s children. Comadres are the women they know they can count on, lean on, and ask for advice or for help when needed . ---Nora de Hoyos Comstock, President & CEO, Las Comadres Para Las Americas I have been a member of Las Comadres Para Las Americas for almost eight years. I am now one of the New York City Chapter’s Moderators and the group’s Book Club Coordinator. I find this organization to be amazing, and not just because of the networking, but because of the friendships forged – fierce friendships. We have sisters who attend the monthl...

Edited by Adriana V. Lopez, Atria Books Comadres are the women [we] know [we] can count on, lean on, and ask for advice or for help when needed. Like Las Comadres Para Las Americas, comadres make up the support system women create for themselves on the personal and professional fronts. --Nora de Hoyos Comstock, PhD President & CEO Las Comadres Para Las Americas As comadres, we share our most intimate and formative life experiences so that they become each other's life experiences as well. --"Road Sisters" Stephanie Elizondo Griest Book Summary:   Friendships can bring us peace, fill the emotional shortcomings in our romantic relationships, and help us remember what lies deep inside every one of us. For more than twelve years, the international organization Las Comadres Para Las Americas™ has been bringing together thousands of Latinas to count on, lean on, help, and advise one another.  Comadre is a powerful term. It encompasses...