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Cecilia Samartin

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Born

in Havana, Cuba

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Literature & Fiction

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My grandfather who was an amazing story teller, The Bronte sisters, Gr ...more

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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

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Average rating: 3.89 · 9,505 ratings · 546 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	Broken Paradise 4.10 avg rating — 2,586 ratings — published 2004 — 3 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
	Señor Peregrino 3.80 avg rating — 2,349 ratings — published 2005 — 34 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
	Mofongo 3.91 avg rating — 1,119 ratings — published 2010 — 18 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
	La Peregrina (Peregrino, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 1,026 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Vigil 3.77 avg rating — 724 ratings — published 2009 — 29 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
	Doña Maria by Cecilia Samartin (Goodreads Author), Jorunn Leite (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 579 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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
	Skjønnhet for aske by Cecilia Samartin (Goodreads Author), Arve Torkelsen (translator) 3.76 avg rating — 392 ratings — published 2017 — 6 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
	Los Peregrinos (Peregrino, #3) by Cecilia Samartin (Goodreads Author), Jorunn Leite (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 362 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Kolibri by Cecilia Samartin (Goodreads Author), Eija Kuusela (translator) 3.12 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 2020 — 3 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
	Salvadorena, Drømmehjerte, Mofongo 4.26 avg rating — 31 ratings	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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Peregrino (3 books)
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“It seemed that the years had softened her, or perhaps they'd hardened me”
― Cecilia Samartin, Vigil

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“Magic is for weak-hearted fools, whereas miracles are born of faith, and nothing else.”
― Cecilia Samartin, Tarnished Beauty

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“Ne jotka eivät juo kahvia, ovat heikkoja ja huteria. Heillä ei yleensä ole mielipidettä mistään, ja jos onkin, he pelkäävät sanoa sen ääneen.”
― Cecilia Samartin

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