Beatniks, Tupperware, and Chiles en Nogada: A Memoir

By Robert de Paola

"Beatniks, Tupperware and Chiles en Nogada is that rare memoir that reads like fiction."

-JJ Hebert, bestselling author and founder of MindStir Media.

Wrenched at the age of five from his Mexican family in Baja California, Robert lives with his unconventional birth mother who works as a traveling Tupperware salesman in 1950s Southern California. Their many adventures include living with a World War II veteran suffering from PTSD, reciting poetry to the rhythm of bongo drums in a Beatnik Commune, and extended periods of homelessness.

Robert, a former professor at an Ivy League college and founder of a successful nationwide software company, emerges as a scholar searching for a feeling of belonging and a family. His journey takes him to both coasts of the US, to Europe, and finally, to a remote, mountainous region in Mexico. There, he rediscovers love where he least expects it, and finds a place to call home.

Beatniks, Tupperware and Chiles en Nogada is written with humor, heart, and an understanding of how complex humanity can be. It is a celebration of the human spirit that will captivate the reader with unforgettable characters and exotic locales.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BFW4S9X1
• ISBN13: 9798986295367
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: MindStir Media
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"