The Jackets is a collection of short stories in which Liz DeJesus explores the connection between colors and emotions. Love unrequited, love fulfilled, and unrelenting reality crushing hopes and dreams are some of the experiences symbolized in the jacket colors that structure the rhapsodic explorations of the stages of love as experienced by young women. Red is the color of love at first sight for Laura. Orange are the flames of passion for Mia. For Penelope, brown is the color of natureof the ancient gods and their unfettered love-making. Each chapter explores a unique perspective: a writer trying to find her muse; a young woman trying to flee an abusive relationship; a cashier getting lost in the woods and finding more than she had ever bargained for. In this intriguing blend of fiction and fantasy, the women in these stories hope for relationships, break out of them or find themselves involved with mythical gods and creatures. These fantastical pieces make for entertaining reading and give insight into young womenÍs eternal search for romance. DeJesusÍ style is direct and uncompromising. Her women are courageous and captivating. This book will be a page-turner for women at every stage of life.
Hilarious and fast-paced, Note to Self deals with universal themes like loneliness, the quest for love, and the meaning of life in a humorous tone. This beautifully written novel captures the journey of a young woman with a broken heart, who introduces herself as "plain and simple Samantha Adams" or just Sam for her friends. She lives in the only company of her moody black cat, Noir, right across her parents apartment and complains she has made "a plethora of mistakes in matters of life and love." Her list of failed relationships ranges from a pyromaniac ex-boyfriend to a guy who dumped her just two weeks before their wedding date. Will she be able to change the pattern? A hysterically funny, fiercely supportive Puerto Rican family and a circle of loyal friends conspire to do so.
The Girl Once there was a girl, and although she never lied, she had no friends, even though she tried. All she found was music and books to keep her company and the tears that she cried. Hide them she tried acause she didnat want anyone to worry so she silenced her tears and the screams that no one could hear. The girl went on with her life. Although you see her now and nothing is wronga]or so it seems but deep down inside she still screamsa].aA deep set of ponderingsa]in short, it is a marvelous book of poems, and every word tears and churns readable, realistic and engagingly intricate emotionsa]aaRoma Desai, author of Ways to Stay Miserable (Politics of Melancholy versus Happiness)
The Jackets is a collection of short stories in which Liz DeJesus explores the connection between colors and emotions. Love unrequited, love fulfilled, and unrelenting reality crushing hopes and dreams are some of the experiences symbolized in the jacket colors that structure the rhapsodic explorations of the stages of love as experienced by young women. Red is the color of love at first sight for Laura. Orange are the flames of passion for Mia. For Penelope, brown is the color of natureof the ancient gods and their unfettered love-making. Each chapter explores a unique perspective: a writer trying to find her muse; a young woman trying to flee an abusive relationship; a cashier getting lost in the woods and finding more than she had ever bargained for. In this intriguing blend of fiction and fantasy, the women in these stories hope for relationships, break out of them or find themselves involved with mythical gods and creatures. These fantastical pieces make for entertaining reading and give insight into young womenÍs eternal search for romance. DeJesusÍ style is direct and uncompromising. Her women are courageous and captivating. This book will be a page-turner for women at every stage of life.
How did this diary begin? My son said, "Mother, you should write things down for us to remember." This diary includes the challenging times, the funny times, the little miracles, and a lot of Hail Marys.
Surviving the Rising Sun is the story of an American family in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation in World War II. The author was a teenage girl when she was interned in Santo Tomas Prison Camp for over three years, along with her parents, grandmother, and uncle. After Liberation, her grandmother was awarded the Medal of Freedom for her work in aiding the military prisoners in other camps in the Manila area. This book includes diary entries, letters, notes, newspaper articles and over one hundred pictures.
Starting with an experience that occurred at the ocean, life was about to lead to a divine connection with a little girl in the water. Destiny's were about to collide and an abundance of God's Grace was going to be showered down and lead Liz to a less convenient place.
The Rican offers a candid and revealing account of one young woman's struggle to reconcile her relationship with her family with the dreams she has for her life. The challenges of poverty, abuse, and neglect characterized the author's childhood, yet she found the strength in the love that endured such circumstances and drew on her own inner resources to break the cycle and create a new life for herself in New York. From reflections on faith and sexuality to portrayals of family and community interactions. Liz Mendoza offers her experiences in a fresh and direct narrative that brings the reader into her life with a sense of immediacy and empathy.
Life with Laura'....well, what can I say? Who hasn't had a lively, mischievous daughter? But mine was hell-bent from day one to stamp her mark and wreak havoc on our world wherever she went. She constantly embarrassed us in public with her extrovert behaviour playing to the masses and wrecked shops causing chaos and leaving turmoil in her wake. Everyone said she could make a pig laugh with her antics. This compelling biography is large in content, has 35 captivating 'caught in action' photos and is based on my diaries, pictures and videos. It is driven by my love and fuelled by humour, my own emotions and by interactions with family and friends, and depicts two parents trying desperately to cope. 'Life with Laura' - enjoy the ride! 'We enter Superdrug and I pause momentarily in a small bay by the door to check my list. Big mistake! Laura leans forward from her buggy and pulls on a three-sided, picture-frame style moulding on the wall that displays an advertisement. Oh my, she is demolishing it... and I am on the wrong side to stop her. It is about 3' long with two 18" side struts. She struggles to hold the frame up above her head then bangs one side onto the floor...CRASH!! I am rooted to the spot. All goes deathly quiet and in a loud and clear voice of authority Laura turns round and tells everyone. "It's broken to pieces!" Horrified I take the rest off her and intend to place the two remaining joined pieces on the floor. No such luck...one crashes down...oops! The manager appears scowling and I limply hand him the last bit. "Sorry it's not childproof" is all I can say in her defence. Laura's captive audience is spell-bound. I hear some giggling..........
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