And the character-driven story is at once a love story and search for home and discovery of family. The characters are full of life and passion. I had read her debut novel, America Is Not the Heart, and I was so enthusiastic in my introduction and praise of her book, which is ultimately an homage to her hometown of Milpitas, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. This past Sunday, September 9th, I had the honor of introducing Elaine Castillo at her reading at Eastwind Books of Berkeley.
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