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Cecilia Samartin

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born
September 23, 1961 in Havana, Cuba

gender
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December 2007


About this author

I was born in Cuba at the height of the revolution. My family left when I was nine months old so I have no memories of my own, although I "borrowed" countless memories from my parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.
I grew up in a quiet Los Angeles suburb and secretly dreamed of becoming a writer, but after high school I decided to study psychology instead and became a marriage and family therapist. I'm glad I did because my experience as a therapist is what finally inspired me to face my fears, and embrace my dream of becoming a writer.
Most of my clients over the years have been immigrants like me so many of my stories reflect the themes of lost homeland, and the search for meaning/identity in a new world.
I think of myself m...more


Average rating: 3.96 · 660 ratings · 115 reviews · 7 distinct works
Broken Paradise
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 315 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions
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Tarnished Beauty: A Novel
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions
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Ghost Heart
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Mofongo
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2010
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Vigil: A Novel
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions
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Drømmehjerte
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004
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Beleza Atormentada
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October 2009, Cecilia Samartin
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? CS: Faith, family, work, and a commitment to laughter. SS: What is your motto or maxim? CS: Dare to dream What Readers want to know... SS: How would you describe perfect happiness? CS..." ...More

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" Vigil was in one word Amazing! In the first pages you will meet a woman, Ana who is sitting vigil by her dying husband's bedside. Along the way she is taken back to her impoverished beginnings in war torn El Salvador. Ana is such a memorable, insp... "
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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
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I was spellbound by the characters, and the setting/atmosphere. It would've been perfect if the dilineation between good and bad weren't so racially divided. I don't think that's true to life, but I would still highly recommend this book to adults an...more
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