Dancing With Butterflies book tour continues

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Dancing With Butterflies
Simon & Schuster

To celebrate the release of her latest novel, Dancing With Butterflies, award-winning author Reyna Grande has been touring the US.

The tour is still on, so don't miss the chance to meet this talented author and get an autographed copy if you're in the area of one of her stops.

Here are some upcoming readings and signings:

Thursday, November 12, 2009/5:30pm
Reading of Dancing with Butterflies/ Fundraiser for La Posada at Gonzalos Restaurant (G & Rs) 401 E. Nevada St. El Paso, TX ( proceeds from the book sales will go to La Posada, a shelter for battered women)


Friday, November 13, 2009/6:00pm
Reading of Across a Hundred Mountains (bilingual) at Point Reyes Library 11431 State Route One Point Reyes Station, CA 94956


Sunday, November 15, 2009/5:15pm
Reading of Dancing with Butterflies at Capitola Book Cafe, Capitola CA . Special dance performance by Esperanza del Valle.


Thursday, November 19, 2009/6:30pm
Reading at Echo Park Branch Library, 1410 W. Temple St. Los Angeles , CA 90026


Saturday, November 21, 2009/2:00pm
Book Reading/signing of Dancing with Butterflies at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM

For more information, visit the Reyna Grande's website.

About the book:

Dancing with Butterflies uses the alternating voices of four very different women in a Los Angeles dance company called Alegría to weave a story of friendship and love. Yesenia, who founded Alegría, finds herself unable to dance and seeks a miracle from a plastic surgeon in Tijuana. Elena, grief stricken by the death of her child and the end of her marriage, falls dangerously in love with one of her under-age students. Elena’s sister Adriana, wears the wounds of abandonment by a dysfunctional family and becomes unable to discern love from abuse. Soledad, the sweet-tempered illegal immigrant who designs costumes for Alegría, must make the dangerous journey north after she returns to Mexico to see her dying grandmother.

Reyna Grande has succeeded in bringing the world of Folklórico dance to life, with characters whose stories are so gripping, the reader cannot help but cry along with their travails and cheer their triumphs. Ajúa!!