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Martha has to adjust to a new way of life – not just because she doesn't speak any Spanish, but also because her grandmother is a curandera – a traditional faith healer.
In the audio above, Temblador tells Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty she can relate to Martha as she too was exploring her own Mexican-American heritage as she wrote.
Secrets of the Casa Rosada is published by Houston-based Arte Público Press. Temblador was in town for a reading at Houston's Brazos Bookstore.
