A House of My Own : Stories from My Life (Hardcover)

from jekka

The chapter on book censorship in particular really spoke to me as a librarian. A beautiful book, and now I have 5000 other things to research from indigenous Mexican culture, and feel an overwhelming need to paint something Maya blue.

from seeword

I enjoyed most of the selections in this collection of miscellaneous writings by the author of The House on Mango Street. Lots of reflections on writers and the writing process, growing up as an American of Mexican descent, living in various places, and living alone (and liking it). Library book.

from TexasBookLover

Biography Sandra Cisneros A House of My Own: Stories from My Life Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover, 978-0-385-35133-1 (also available as ebook and audiobook), 400 pgs., $28.95 October 6, 2015 "As I write this, I'm ending my sixth decade. A new cycle in my life is opening and old one is closing. I wish t...

from debnance

I hoped for a bio but I got a collection of previously published short pieces, all with autobiographical elements. Not much about houses here. I'm a Cisneros fan and I must admit I was a little underwhelmed.