María de Lourdes

Victoria

I am a bilingual writer born and raised in Veracruz, Mexico, currently residing in the state of Washington. I write novels, short stories and children’s books. I wrote my first novel, Los Hijos Del Mar (The children of the sea) because I wanted my sons to know their ancestry and to be proud of their heritage. The story, set during the late nineteenth century in México and in Spain, is based on the lives of my ancestors, the Victorias, who made a name for themselves in México’s pharmaceutical industry, and the Muguiras, Spanish immigrants who found success cultivating and trading coffee seeds. The novel weaves both families’ sagas into a shared destiny and their intertwined tales becomes, finally, the love story of my parents. Click here to read a chapter of Los Hijos del Mar.

My second novel, Más allá de la Justicia (Beyond Justice) is a farewell to my former profession as a litigator. Through the first-person narrative of my three characters, I bring my reader into the harsh world of our criminal justice system, the complex lives of the accused, and the people who work, relentlessly, in the pursuit of justice. While the novel is not a memoir, my work as a public defender influenced my writing, and the process became therapy, allowing me to understand how the experience had shaped me. Click here to preview Mas Alla De La Justicia

A number of literary journals have published my short stories. The theme that seems to permeate my prose in that genre is the struggle that Latinos face in the United States. My characters are often working women trying to survive in a country that is not their own. The inspiration for the stories often comes from the people I try to help in my current work as a mediator.

I particularly enjoy writing for children. I find the process uplifting, and a good source of balance, especially when the substance of my adult work is often dark, and daunting. The more I explore and learn about this genre, the more it calls to me, especially when I am around my grandchildren, who are my best, and most devoted audience.

PROXIMAMENTE EN JULIO, 2016

Ambientada en dos momentos históricos fascinantes, la intervención estadunidense y la Revolución, La casa de los secretos es una novela llena de pasión, ambición y misterios, que nos sumerge en las tradiciones oaxaqueñas más exquisitas, sus exóticas fiestas, el olor inconfundible del chocolate de agua y el dulce sabor de sus platillos ancestrales.

Set on two fascinating historical moments, the US invasion of México and the Mexican Revolution, “The House of Secrets” is a novel full of passion, ambition and mystery, which immerses us in the most exquisite and exotic traditions of Oaxaca with its unmistakable smell of chocolate and the sweet taste of its traditional dishes.

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Más Allá de la JusticiaBUY HERE

Más Allá de la Justicia

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Los Hijos del MarBUY HERE

Los Hijos del Mar

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University of Almeria’s Anthology “El Arte en las Migraciones” (2008)

University of Almeria’s Anthology
“El Arte en las Migraciones” (2008)

Nimrod International Journal Special Issue: Mexico / USA Spring / Summer 2009, Vol. 52, No. 2

Nimrod International Journal
Special Issue: Mexico / USA
Spring / Summer 2009, Vol. 52, No. 2

Quercus Review Tenth Anniversary Issue  “Without Camels: A Caravan of Latino Writing,” Summer 2010

Quercus Review
Tenth Anniversary Issue
 “Without Camels: A Caravan of Latino Writing,”
Summer 2010

Seattle Journal for Social Justice Volume 10, Issue 1, Fall 2011

Seattle Journal for Social Justice
Volume 10, Issue 1, Fall 2011

El Rey Rascal y la Dama Lilly

El Rey Rascal y la Dama Lilly

Llegaron a casa con un bulto

Llegaron a casa con un bulto

Cumpleaños en el bosque

Cumpleaños en el bosque

Aventura en el cielo

Aventura en el cielo

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