Dreaming in Spanish: An Unexpected Love Story in Puerto Vallarta

By Sara Alvarado

Book Overview

At age twenty-four Sara Alvarado bought a one-way ticket from the midwest to Mexico determined to heal from years of hard partying and sexual trauma. In this raw and inspiring memoir Sara takes readers on a journey as she struggles with being newly sober unexpectedly in love - and then suddenly terrifyingly pregnant. Guided from afar by her wise and loving mother and her emerging spiritual connection Sara confidently (yet full of self-doubt) faces the complexity of a multicultural marriage and motherhood in a foreign country. In vivid storytelling prose Sara shares the messy dance between cultures classes languages traditions white privilege and a desire to belong. This epic love story confronts tough topics and uncertainty in an honest voice that is refreshing and witty.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1955656487
• ISBN13: 9781955656481
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Little Creek Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"