THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

    The Latina Book Club is proud to release its 3 rd Annual Books of the Year list. All the books are written by Latino authors or about Latino characters.  The List contains something for everyone – fiction,  non-fiction, poetry, short stories, young adult, memoirs, mysteries, thrillers, children’s books, etc. We encourage all our readers to Help Support An Author by buying their books and telling all your friends.  We also wish everyone  H appy Reading and Happy Holidays. --Maria Ferrer 2015 BOOKS OF THE YEAR A Estudiar, Carajo by Ana María González (Amazon Digital - Spanish) A Falling Star by Chantel Acevedo (Carolina Wren Press) A Miracle from God in the Hands of a Mother by Catalina Prieto (CBH Books) Adultery by Paulo Coelho (Vintage) Alburquerque by Rudolfo Anaya (Open Road Media) As My Mother Would Say/ Como Decia Mi Mama by Judith Valles (iUniverse) Barrio Imbroglio: An Abraxas He...

    Vintage International “For men it is just a ‘stupid mistake.’ For women, it feels like a spiritual crime against all those who surround her with affection and support her as a mother and wife.” —Linda "Today I am a woman torn between the terror that everything might change and the equal terror that everything might carry on exactly the same for the rest of my days.” – Linda Paulo Coelho’s new book, ADULTERY (or ADULTERIA in Spanish) is out now.  The title seems to tell the whole story – a bored housewife who has an affair  –  but does it really?   Look at the two quotes above.  They are at the very heart of our protagonist's angst. Linda has a grand life that many would envy.  She has money, a good husband, two kids, an exciting job as a journalist, servants and lives in beautiful Switzerland. She has it all, don’t you think? That’s what Coelho wants the reader to do—Think.  He wants us to see behind the trap...