“A thousand years of solitude and sadness after the death of the greatest Colombian of all time” – Juan Manuel Santos, president of Colombia. Called “Castro’s courtesan” by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, and “one of the greatest writers of our time” by Enrique Pena Nieto, president of Mexico – the writer’s adopted home – … Continue reading →

Consideration of my tendency to portray strong women characters brought me to see what other women are saying about the life of women today. What I discovered was not always heartening. Take, for example, Laura Bates’ blog, Everyday Sexism, where the statistics she researched show how few women occupy ministerial or judiciary positions, while reports … Continue reading →

One of the most frequent reactions to my first novel, Water Will Find its Way, is that it is an inherently feminist story. Although I explore the mother-daughter bond in extreme situations where the female protagonists show extraordinary courage and determination to survive despite the odds, I didn’t set out to write a feminist novel. … Continue reading →