Interview with Eileen Cruz Coleman, author of Sweetwater American
Tell us about Sweetwater American Set in Washington, D.C. and El Salvador, SWEETWATER AMERICAN is the story of an orphan and would-be filmmaker who is sent to live in a cursed town in El Salvador with her godmother, a woman whom she has never met and who may hold the secret to breaking the town’s curse. Through Sandy Rodriguez and Elena Martinez, the two main characters, we are led into a different, haunting and magical world, where people test their faith every day and hold true to what they believe: that hardship and darkness can be overcome if one finds a reason to live. While living in El Salvador, after a film crew comes to her town to film a movie, Sandy realizes she wants to be a documentary filmmaker. When she returns to the States, she attends George Washington University where she meets Elena, a sixty-something-year-old woman who serves peas and mashed potatoes in one of the school’s cafeterias. Sandy, intrigued by Elena, decides to ask her if she would be willing to share her life story with her. Elena, whose past still haunts her, agrees to tell Sandy her story. During the interview, Sandy is forced to come to terms with her own past and she begins to understand what the term, Sweetwater American, really means. What genre is it? What kind of readers will it appeal to? Complete this sentence for us: If you like ___________, you’ll love Sweetwater American. When we approached you and asked you to pick one of your books for this interview, you picked this one even though you have newer ones. Why is this book so special to you? That’s interesting. Tell us more about yourself. Have you got a blog or website where readers can keep up with your work? How can we follow you on Facebook and/or Twitter? And if you’ll permit me, I’d also like to plug a little Facebook page which I set up to highlight an upcoming eBook event during which a group of authors will offer their eBooks for 99 cents each. 16 books total. Interested folks may visit and like the Facebook page to stay informed of all the details. Where can we buy Sweetwater American? What’s next? I’m American is really the story of two lost people, a father and daughter, who find each other again and slowly begin the healing process of their broken lives. *** |
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