Released on March 7th:
The Mongrel
Bi-cultural Adventures of a Latina-Scandinavian Youth
by Connie Carmona Fisher
In Connie Carmona Fisher's memoir, The Mongrel, Bi-cultural Adventures of a Latina-Scandinavian Youth, a summertime trip to Mexico at the onset of World War II changed the course of the Carmona family. Instead of returning to their home in California, eight-year-old Connie and her family remained undocumented in the Mexican capital where she grew up to experience a bi-cultural life in two languages.
The eldest daughter of a South American father from Chile and a mother born of Finnish immigrants, Connie's story reveals her universal, ongoing search to identify a place where she belongs.
Connie Fisher’s book presents a series of lively, youthful ventures juxtaposed by timely world events that show her unafraid to defy convention, or plunge into a world unwelcome to women. The Mongrel reveals bi-cultural experiences growing up nearly a century ago. It's a story that leaves the reader with a desire to learn even more about living in a multicultural world.
Praise for The Mongrel
“In a male dominated society where women and the less fortunate were not given much attention...the author blazes a trail not just for herself, but for her peers to follow.”
- Rev. Tom Cloherty
“...a vibrant and compulsively readable memoir,”
- Marguerite Williams, author of Madam President
“Wherever the author goes, there is action, excitement, and sometimes a bit of trouble.”
- Gilda Morina Syverson, author of A Healing Journey, From 9/11 Beyond the Pandemic
“... a treasure trove of historical anecdotes with an intimate story of a young girl coming of age against the vivid backdrop of an evolving Latino culture.”
- Ann Campanella, author of Celiac Mom and Motherhood: Lost and Found
“Her adventures kept me turning pages,”
-Annie Douglass Lima, editor and author of Krillonian Chronicles
The Mongrel
Bi-cultural Adventures of a Latina-Scandinavian Youth
by Connie Carmona Fisher
In Connie Carmona Fisher's memoir, The Mongrel, Bi-cultural Adventures of a Latina-Scandinavian Youth, a summertime trip to Mexico at the onset of World War II changed the course of the Carmona family. Instead of returning to their home in California, eight-year-old Connie and her family remained undocumented in the Mexican capital where she grew up to experience a bi-cultural life in two languages.
The eldest daughter of a South American father from Chile and a mother born of Finnish immigrants, Connie's story reveals her universal, ongoing search to identify a place where she belongs.
Connie Fisher’s book presents a series of lively, youthful ventures juxtaposed by timely world events that show her unafraid to defy convention, or plunge into a world unwelcome to women. The Mongrel reveals bi-cultural experiences growing up nearly a century ago. It's a story that leaves the reader with a desire to learn even more about living in a multicultural world.
Praise for The Mongrel
“In a male dominated society where women and the less fortunate were not given much attention...the author blazes a trail not just for herself, but for her peers to follow.”
- Rev. Tom Cloherty
“...a vibrant and compulsively readable memoir,”
- Marguerite Williams, author of Madam President
“Wherever the author goes, there is action, excitement, and sometimes a bit of trouble.”
- Gilda Morina Syverson, author of A Healing Journey, From 9/11 Beyond the Pandemic
“... a treasure trove of historical anecdotes with an intimate story of a young girl coming of age against the vivid backdrop of an evolving Latino culture.”
- Ann Campanella, author of Celiac Mom and Motherhood: Lost and Found
“Her adventures kept me turning pages,”
-Annie Douglass Lima, editor and author of Krillonian Chronicles
