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Cuesta<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29d68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e29d68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an award-winning American novelist, poet, and playwright whose work explores cross-cultural experiences, identity, and the quiet complexities of everyday life. With a background in journalism and education, her career has taken her across the Americas\u2014from reporting and teaching in Venezuela and Colombia to educating students in New Jersey and at Ocean County College.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8acb25c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8acb25c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b68805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b68805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/authorbarbaradelacuesta.com\/index.php\/about\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">KNOW HER MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5073d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5073d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/authorbarbaradelacuesta.com\/index.php\/book\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">HER BOOKS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b5ec6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4b5ec6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7030e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7030e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">crafting stories that linger beyond the page.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00b2c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d00b2c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-823a69b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"823a69b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f5b7d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"76f5b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2035b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2035b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"a-profile-content\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span class=\"a-profile-name\">Emma Gilford<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div><em>from My Name is Henrietta Rose<\/em><\/div><div>This is an intriguing and compelling story of Henrietta Rose on her quest to find hope again. This novel is a reawakening of sorts and key to understanding the cycles of loss and happiness. A truly beautiful book that was worth every minute of reading.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51100cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51100cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9744e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"cd9744e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2774a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc2774a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"a-profile-content\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span class=\"a-profile-name\">Marci<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div><em>from The Spanish Teacher<\/em><\/div><div>The Spanish Teacher by Barbara de la Cuesta is a wonderful novel that has been nominated and won awards. This novel is a beautiful story about two teachers, one Spanish and one American. 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