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sandra rodriguez barron

Stay with Me, a novel
Available in major bookstores and online
November 30, 2010
HarperCollins Publishers

The Heiress of Water
Rayo/HarperCollinsPublishers

Winner of the International Latino Book Award
for "Best First Book" (2007, Fiction Category)
- Borders Original Voices Selection
- Book Sense Notable Selection (American Booksellers Association)
- A Criticas/Publisher's Weekly 2008 "Top Pick for Hispanic Heritage Month"

"Sandra Rodriguez Barron's exuberant prose yields an immensely entertaining reading experience. You are fraught with the certainty that she is a gatekeeper of the secrets of the sea." --Isabel Allende, best-selling author of Zorro and Daughter of Fortune

Translations:
La Heredera del Mar-- Rayo/HarperCollins, June 2008 (paperback original)

Die Wassertanzerin--Hardcover by Weltbilt, May 2008

Paperback by Fischer, September 2008

photo: Erin Bell

Sandra Rodriguez Barron was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in El Salvador and Connecticut. She attended the University of Connecticut and lived for many years in Miami, Florida, where she recieved a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. She currently lives in Milford, CT with her husband and son.

Photos of El Salvador

The Heiress of Water depends heavily on a sense of place. Here are some of the photos I've taken of El Salvador recently.

I cherish the photo on the left, taken at Playa El Cuco, after sunset, at lowtide. I am walking with my father, who taught me to take notice of the vastness and beauty of this place. "This beach is so wide you could land a jet here," he used to say.

Links, by subject

This page provides links to many of the sites that I accessed when writing The Heiress of Water.