Mariposa [Paperback]

Candis C. Coffee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

As a child in 1920s West Texas, Annarose sees life and intelligence in everything, but after she is exiled to Los Angeles at 13, she loses her connection to spirit, and finds herself searching for what she has lost through intellectual pursuits. As she matures, her philosophical studies and supportive friendship with a gifted musician lead to an awakening and she travels to Mexico to become a writer. Her relationships with Artist Frida Kahlo and Crisanto, the man who becomes her lover, connect her to the beautiful, wild, free, and happy. She embraces all that they and their country represent and thus begins her transformation to writer-but before her transformation is complete, Annarose must return to the life she left as a child. Haunting and evocative, this sweeping literary fiction will stay with readers long after the last page.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Candis Coffee's debut novel, MARIPOSA, is lyrical and riveting; she does with words what Georgia O'Keefe did with her paintbrushes. -- Camilla Carr, author of TOPSY DINGO WILD DOG

Written in a poetic, lyrical manner. It's a complex love story. The inclusion of Frida and Diego Rivera adds dimension -- Elmer Kelton, Author of JERICHO'S ROAD

About the Author

Candis C. Coffee has lived in the places she writes extensively about in her new book Mariposa. A native of West Texas, Candis received her BA in Literature from the University of Texas at Austin. She studied creative writing in graduate programs at UCLA and the University of New Mexico. Candis spent four years with Los Angeles-based Star Scrolls, Inc., an astrological publishing company, producing their astrological dailies. In New Orleans, she helped Chef Paul Prudhomme write the cookbook of his dreams, giving the book its whimsical title, Fork in the Road.

Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: Behler Publications (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974896268
• ISBN-13: 978-0974896267
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,653,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love and transformation, July 7, 2007

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Jane H. Percy (Mystic, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mariposa (Paperback)

This is a delicious, evocative read. Candis Coffee captures and records those special moments of spiritual opening and aliveness that are the most illusive and most precious.

4.0 out of 5 stars Yes, yes, yes., September 4, 2005

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Seth F. "The Writeous One" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mariposa (Paperback)

This is a wildly passionate tale that weaves through time and into and out of the lives of some very interesting characters. It makes the ordinary seem exotic, and through the main character, Annarose, touches on emotions that we all share. It also has one of the finest opening lines that I've ever read.

4.0 out of 5 stars Carry Me Home, May 22, 2005

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Elizabeth H. West - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mariposa (Paperback)

There is much to savor in this emotionally touching novel. Annarose, a brilliant observer of human nature, begins a physical and spiritual journey when she leaves her childhood home on the banks of the Concho, in West Texas, to immerse herself in the culture of ancient Mexico. Los Angeles is intermediate in the sequence of events. Throughout the novel you are taken in by the writer's voice. You can almost feel the white caliche crush under your feet as you carefully remove a prickly pear from a cactus. Annarose is complex and at the same time accommodating. The appeal of Annarose is her strength and her devotion to her family. Throughtout her journey, she never lost touch with the young girl who enjoyed sharing a Sunday afternoon with her family.