Cecilia Samartin (born 1961 in

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) is a Cuban-American writer and

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. She studied

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and marriage and family therapy at

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. For several years she has been working with people who have immigrated to the United States from countries in Latin America. Samartin has also been translated into Dutch, Finnish, German, French, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish.http://www.ceciliasamartin.com - Official website Samartin had a book tour in Norway in 2009; she has topped the bestseller list there for over two years. She lives in

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, with her British-born husband.

Bibliography

* ''Broken Paradise'' / ''Ghost Heart'' (2004) * ''Tarnished Beauty'' / ''Señor Peregrino'' (2005) * ''Vigil'' / ''Salvadorena'' (2009)

References

External links

Official website

Juritzen - Norwegian publisher

Simon and Schuster - United States publisher

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