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Margarita Barresi

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Born

in San Juan, Puerto Rico

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https://www.margaritabarresi.com

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Historical Fiction

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June 2012

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A native Puerto Rican, Margarita Barresi writes historical fiction and essays about growing up on the island. She studied public relations at Boston University and had a successful 25-year career in marketing communications. Her work has been published in several journals and anthologies, including Acentos Review, The Drowning Gull, and (mac)ro(mic).

Margarita lives in the suburbs north of Boston with her husband and two post-Maria rescue cats from Puerto Rico.

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Average rating: 4.41 · 1,042 ratings · 49 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Delicate Marriage 4.41 avg rating — 1,039 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Byline Legacies by Jaime Dill (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lizzie Thornton (Editor), Carol Beth Anderson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I’ve received countless compliments on the cover art of my novel, A Delicate Marriage. It’s vibrant and colorful in shades of greens and blues and depicts a photo of a retro woman from behind as the looks at illustrations of the Puerto Rican ocean and mountains. Above her, the novel’s title is superimposed over a drawing of iconic Old San Juan architecture.

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“The bang of the modernist metal doorknocker exploded in the room. Jolting upright on the edge of the couch, Isa froze, her heart beating a discordance of dread. Her mind went blank as she stared
at the door. No.”
― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage

tags: class-conflict, debut-novel, gripping, identity, inner-turmoil, lush-landscapes, real-estate, societal-expectations, suspenseful, tropical-settings

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“Isa rolled her eyes. “Are you serious? You’re the only person I know who’d get upset that the FBI’s not watching him.”
― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage

tags: alienation, artistic-sacrifice, bittersweet, courage, dramatic, historical-romance, lush, political-violence, postcolonial-literature, social-commentary

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“Marco’s heart swelled with pride at his culture. Maybe it was the coquito, but his eyes teared at this beautiful Reyes celebration, heavenly food, lush green mountains, clean air, and his family’s delighted faces. He felt sorry for the stiff people at the Casino de Puerto Rico, pretending to be jíbaros and eating food half as delicious as this. Actually, no. He didn’t feel sorry for them. It was precisely what they deserved.”
― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage