Nicaragua Way: a Novel

Nina Serrano

sept 2016 · Estuary Press

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 Nicaragua Way tells the story of Lorna Almendros, a San Francisco Nicaraguan-American poet, passionately engaged in supporting revolutionary struggles in Latin America and the Sandinista solidarity movement in the U.S. Nicaragua Way follows Lorna, a single mother, searching for her roots, raising a daughter, falling in love, while facing deaths, griefs, intrigues, and her fears of menopause, empty nest blues, and aging. Through it all, she writes poems.

Set in San Francisco and Managua between 1975 and 1989, the novel portrays a rich cast of characters, including Rini, Lorna’s daughter; Eddie, an organizer and revolutionary guerrilla fighter; Helen, her best friend, and a city politician; and Maria Rosa, a Nicaraguan-exiled immigrant. They move between San Francisco’s activist-arts community and Nicaragua, building support for change in the shadow of the U.S. undeclared wars in Central America.

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Nina Serrano is a Latina poet, writer, film maker, radio host, cultural activist and educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has published three volumes of poetry and a novel; produced and directed films; written and acted in plays and on television. Until retiring at age 77, she worked in arts administration and as a teaching artists in the schools. She served as a member of the Alameda County Arts Council.

Born: September 1, 1934, New York City
Spouse: Saul Landau (m. 1953 - 1976), Paul Richards (m. 1987 - present)
Awards: Venice Film Festival for Directing (Que Hacer), Krakow Film Festival Best Film (Despues del terremoto/After the Earthquake) Pen Award for Literary Excellence (Heart Strong).
Children: Greg Landau and Valerie Landau
Radio (KPFA-FM): Reflecciones de la Raza, La Raza Chronicles, Open Book Poet to Poet.

Books: Heart Songs, Heart's Journey, Heart Strong, Nicaragua Way.