Cover of The Latina's Bible: The Nueva Latina's Guide to Love, Spirituality, Family, and La Vida

The Latina's Bible: The Nueva Latina's Guide to Love, Spirituality, Family, and La Vida

Do you speak in English but dream in Spanglish? Do you crave homemade tortillas but end up buying them ready-made at the supermarket? Is your papi chuloa blue-eyed gringo, or do you have a Latin lover whose espanolis better than yours? Listen up, hermanas: Today's Latina is a bicultural mamita who lives and loves in two worlds—and one of them is brimming with rich ethnic traditions and strong ties to home and familia. If you feel torn between these two worlds, and if you've been looking for un librothat will help you bridge the gap between the old-world ways of your mama, tias, and abuelitasand the world of opportunities in the twenty-first century, then The Latina's Bibleis the bookpara ti! With warmth, humor, and I've-been-there wisdom, author Sandra Guzman tackles the real-world complicacionesthat many Latinas face today, including:

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* The Latina sexual mystique—plus the truth about interracial dating and marriage

* Finding professional success by networking Latina-style

* Surviving your mother—without going loca!

* Taking care of yourself, body and soul

The Latina's Bibleis a rich mix of real-life solutions, down-home dichos, inspiration, and support—the bedside companion no mujershould be without!

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 336 pages

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