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Member Since:
July 04, 2020
Adela Amador
Biography
Adela Amador was born in northern New Mexico. She was reared in Placitas and moved to Albuquerque in the 1960s. She graduated from the Edith McCurdy School and, later in life, the University of New Mexico, with a degree in Spanish and philosophy. She traveled widely and was an avid reader. She helped build C-47s during World War II. At different times in her life, she was a postmistress, housewife, mother and business-woman.
Adela authored the popular Southwest Flavor column in NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE from 1993 to 2006, and a book by the same name, published by the magazine in 2000. It all started with the little recipe book TWELVE GIFTS. MORE GIFTS followed, and was reprinted in Spring of 2008 by popular demand. Some of Adela's stories that did not find their way into the magazine were compiled in Adela's collection of cuentos, UNDERCURRENTS.
Adela authored the popular Southwest Flavor column in NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE from 1993 to 2006, and a book by the same name, published by the magazine in 2000. It all started with the little recipe book TWELVE GIFTS. MORE GIFTS followed, and was reprinted in Spring of 2008 by popular demand. Some of Adela's stories that did not find their way into the magazine were compiled in Adela's collection of cuentos, UNDERCURRENTS.
Where to find Adela Amador online
Website: http://amadorbooks.com/authaa.htm
Where to buy in print
Books
Undercurrents: New Mexico Stories Then and Now
by Adela Amador
Price:
$8.40 USD.
Words: 36,940.
Language:
English.
Published: August 18, 2020
by
Amador Publishers, LLC.
Categories:
Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Hispanic & Latino, Fiction » Literary collections » Female authors
Anecdotes in the style of the Spanish cuento celebrate permanence and change, and cast light on the lives of the varied peoples of New Mexico over many decades. Beneath a placid-seeming surface, deep Undercurrents are flowing. Gardens, mountains, deserts, caverns, brujerias, fears, dreams, children's games, good food, sharing, anger, pain and wisdom populate this semi-autobiographical work..