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.” —Cara Lopez Lee
Cara is a winner of The Moth StorySLAM, and is featured in many true personal storytelling shows, including Risk, Tell It, and Strong Words. 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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L.A. Freeway Fail – Cara Live at The Moth StorySLAM
I grew up in Los Angeles, so I was sure that driving was in my blood. It was not. This became ridiculously clear one long and scary night in L.A. I shared this story at The Moth StorySLAM, in the city where it all went down:
Events
2024
Jingle Tales & Tunes
The Colony Theatre Company
555 North 3rd Street
Burbank, CA
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2025
Monday, January 13 – 7:30 p.m.
Rant & Rave: ICE
Rogue Machine Theatre
7657 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
Ticket link coming…
Rant & Rave isn’t as much a storytelling night as it is six writer-performers delivering a series of funny, freaky, or fraught emotional gut punches all centered around one topic. For this episode, we’ll all be sharing our personal rants, raves and/or confessions on the subject of Ice.
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