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Join us for a conversation with author Laura Taylor Namey and Alexis Castellanos about Laura’s new book, With Love, Echo Park.
With Love, Echo Park tells the story of two Cuban American teens in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood as they try to come to terms with their families and their community, and romantic sparks begin to fly. Seventeen-year-old Clary is set to inherit her family’s florist shop, one of the few remaining Cuban-owned businesses in a neighborhood that once boasted many. Emilio works at his family’s Avalos Bicycle Works nearby, but his willingness to leave Echo Park to seek his future elsewhere is a major turn-off to Clary. As the summer unfolds, they start to share their hopes and fears and find there’s something stronger than local history tying them together. It’s all set against the backdrop of Echo Park’s once-thriving Cuban American community, which originated in the 1960s with refugees fleeing the Castro regime and opening businesses and restaurants around downtown Los Angeles.
Laura Taylor Namey is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of young adult fiction, including Reese’s Book Club pick A British Girl’s Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak, and When We Were Them. A proud Cuban American, she lives in San Diego with her husband and two children.
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