Dreaming In Spanish
An Unexpected Love Story in Puerto Vallarta
by Sara Alvarado
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Pub Date 19 Mar 2023 | Archive Date 17 Apr 2023
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Description
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.
Advance Praise
“Dreaming in Spanish is the bitter, sweet, and sour of the complexity of life. A true story that is written with love, honesty, and grace. The story of a woman who embarks on an adventure to heal her soul and save her life. As she faces big challenges, uncertainty, romance, and love, but more than anything, a learning experience. With ugly truths but in the end, always truths. Truth is the best tool to create awareness of the problems we face as a society.”
—Marisol Gonzalez, Mexican writer, poet, Moth GrandSLAM storyteller, teacher, artist, book reviewer, filmmaker, and entrepreneur
“A stunner of a book, Sara takes us on an epic journey in multiple parts, in multiple lands, on multiple layers. But at its heart, make no mistake—this is a love story. Of young love, of loving on strangers, of loving place, of loving mothers, of loving spirit, of loving babies, of loving ourselves, and of learning to acknowledge mistakes made and opportunities to do better. Imperfectly, but with exquisite and extraordinary love.”
—Tanya Geisler, leadership coach and speaker
“It’s easy to love this vulnerable, tell-it-like-it-is healing journey. Alvarado’s self-discovery, self-compassion, and resilience buoy us all. I didn’t want to put this down.”
—Heidi Rose Robbins, author of Everyday Radiance: 365 Zodiac-Inspired Prompts for Self-Care and Self-Renewal
“Soul-filling! This enchanting story of hope, humanness, adventure, and love brings us face-to-face with our own understanding of what it means to surrender and begin to trust again. Sara Alvarado shares a story from Madison to L.A. to Mexico that allowed my soul to feel the weaving of courage, heartbreak, hope, strength, softness, and surrender on the same day. This memoir grabbed my heart.”
—Allison Crow, author of Unarmored: Finding Home in the Wild Edges of Being Human
“Dreaming in Spanish is one of those books that everyone on a healing journey should read. Through her story, Sara—with an authorial voice that is refreshing, witty, and radiates raw, authenticity—helps you remember the importance of having faith in where life takes you and to trust the reroutes even when life can feel maddeningly overwhelming. Sara articulates the complex emotions behind motherhood, love, sobriety, and spirituality—and, generally, navigating the twists and turns of being a human. But don’t get it twisted—this uplifting memoir is peppered with tequila shots, party drugs, and plenty of F-bombs. This is the spiritual book for the people that scoff at spiritual books, and I could not recommend it more.”
—Madi Murphy, co-founder of The Cosmic Revolution and Cosmic Rx
Featured Reviews
Carolina T, Reviewer
A beautifully written, compelling memoir. I was hooked from the first chapter! It's filled with difficult topics and emotions that need to be spoken about. Sara takes us on her journey to Mexico, to find herself and find inner peace. She goes into detail on her sobriety journey, her journey to healing traumas, and her journey to being a wife and a mother. I went into reading the book not really knowing what to expect but I loved it. Her writing style is engaging and she has a wonderful way of really reaching and connecting with you and taking you on this journey with her.
Some difficult topics are touched, so reach with discretion.
