Now available everywhere!
CANDLELIGHT BRIDGE, A Novel
“In this stirring family saga set primarily in El Paso during the early 20th century, a multicultural family overcomes prejudice and adversity, but still struggles to remain intact.”
—Latino Book Review, Starred Review
“A deftly crafted, impressively original, and inherently interesting read from start to finish…”
—Midwest Book Review, Starred Review
“Many subplots contain surprising twists and turns right up to a cluster of life-changing decisions at the very end.”
—Historical Novel Society, Starred Review
Cara, The Author
Cara Lopez Lee is the author of the new historical novel, Candlelight Bridge, which she’s excited to announce is now available from FlowerSong Press. She’s also the author of the memoir, They Only Eat Their Husbands, and coauthor of the veteran-acclaimed Unexpected Prisoner: Memoir of a Vietnam POW (with Robert Wideman). You’ll find more of her writing in such publications as Los Angeles Times, Slackjaw, and Manifest-Station.
She’s nuts about traveling, swing dancing, and binging stories of all kinds—fiction and non, TV and movies, live storytelling and podcasts. Cara and her husband live in Ventura, California, where they enjoy hiking, biking, and gardening in their coastal wildlife habitat full of hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.
Now Available!
Candlelight Bridge, A Novel
In 1910, Candelaria Rivera and Yankee Wong flee a rising storm of revolution and loss in their far-flung countries of Mexico and China. Their two stories collide in America’s borderlands. Candlelight Bridge is not a romance but a tale of grudging partners struggling to survive the American Dream.
Praise for Candlelight Bridge
—Eleanor Parker Sapia, multi-award-winning author of A Decent Woman, a Novel
—Erika Krouse, author of Tell Me Everything
—Lisa Brackmann, NYT best-selling author of Rock Paper Tiger
Cara, The Storyteller
“Telling true personal stories is the most powerful force for good I’ve found. The more we share our stories, the more we recognize our common humanity, the beauty in our differences, and the community we all yearn for. For me, storytelling is a path to kindness, which is the path to peace.” —Cara Lopez Lee
Cara is a winner of The Moth StorySLAM, and a featured performer for many live personal storytelling shows, including Strong Words, RISK!, Unheard L.A., Storytellers Project, and Turbine Arts Collective. You’ll find her most anticipated shows on her Events Page, but to keep up with all her events, please follow @CaraLopezLee on Instagram, Facebook, and/or Twitter.
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The Ponytail Holder – Cara’s Story for Family Fun Time at “Tell It!”
I shared this story, The Ponytail Holder, in Los Angeles, at the great Pablo Marz‘s Family Fun Time episode of Tell It! Personal true stories told live onstage. Heads up: this story includes themes of mental illness, which is not always fun in the family. But sometimes, at the end of our wits, what’s left to do except laugh?
Events
2024
Tell It! …True Stories & Personal Essays
The Young Actors Workspace
5571 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Ticket Sales TBA
Pablo Marz’ storytelling shows warm the soul and tickle the funny bone. Family Fun Time is his only theme so great he brings it back each year! Cara’s tale of The Ponytail Holder might make you laugh till you pee or cry till your nose runs. Maybe both?
Revealed: True Personal Storytelling
The Glendale Room
127 Artsakh Ave, Glendale, CA 91206
Tickets: $5 at Eventbrite
Cara returns to Erica Blumfield’s popular but intimate show, filled with storytellers and audiences who share a meeting of hearts and funny bones, and a mutual understanding that life is one weird ride.
Sunday, November 10, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Chinese Ancestral Identity in American Literature
Chinese Center, San Francisco Public Library
Main Library – 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Free event, check back for link to RSVP
Join Cara Lopez Lee, author of the novel, Candlelight Bridge, and Grace Loh Prasad, author of the memoir, The Translator’s Daughter, for a conversation about how their Chinese roots grew into these uniquely American stories. Book signing after, plus your chance to win books!
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