Dreaming in Spanish

At age twenty-four Sara Alvarado bought a one-way ticket from the midwest to Mexico determined to heal from years of hard partying and sexual trauma. In this raw and inspiring memoir Sara takes readers on a journey as she struggles with being newly sober unexpectedly in love - and then suddenly terrifyingly pregnant. Guided from afar by her wise and loving mother and her emerging spiritual connection Sara confidently (yet full of self-doubt) faces the complexity of a multicultural marriage and motherhood in a foreign country. In vivid storytelling prose Sara shares the messy dance between cultures classes languages traditions white privilege and a desire to belong. This epic love story confronts tough topics and uncertainty in an honest voice that is refreshing and witty.