Sandra Cisneros

"An enchanting story about a writer remembering her short time in Paris and her reflections on friendships, relationships, and her younger self in a beautiful dual-language edition. Paris has long been romanticized as the city of light. A city with a vibrant literary and artistic expatriate community. Corina--nicknamed Puffina--is a young writer hoping to find that idealized community, but when her money runs out sooner than expected, she finds a network of artists simply trying to find work, make rent, and make Paris home. Years later, when a letter from her friend Martita resurfaces, Corina finds herself older and with enough distance to articulate her time in Paris. While Paris did not bring her the affirmation she was looking for as a writer, Corina finds an emotional connection to her friend that transcends space and time and demonstrates that we are most honest in our writing. Told with intimacy and tenderness, Martita, I Remember You is Sandra Cisneros at her best"--

Martita, I Remember You/Martita, Te Recuerdo

Kat Albanese

"Sometimes I think of you at odd moments, Marta. When I'm teaching the youngest how to brush her own hair or painting my toes on the back porch and painting my girls' toes, too. I suspect it must be that way for you, too. Which is when we both must be thinking of the other, tugging and yanking like the tides."

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