I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist - although...
We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people...
I read on my iPad when I travel. I listen to audiobooks in the car. I read books in my bedroom, where I have a...
If you change the way you tell your own story, you can change the colou...
In times of conflict, war, poverty or religious fundamentalism, women and children are the first and most...
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loya...
I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emo...
In the books I have written, I have created in my mind a universe. My kids say I have a village in my head and I live in that village, and it's true. When I start writing...
Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a woman is empowered, her children and her famil...
The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut away from my roots and living in Venezuela, wher...
The pain of losing my child was a cleansing experience. I had to throw overboard all exc...
