Mexican Hooker #1

And My Other Roles Since the Revolution

By Carmen Aguirre
Publisher: Random House Canada

Book Description

Carmen Aguirre has lived many lives, all of them to the full. At age six, she was a Chilean refugee adjusting to life as a Latina in North America. At eighteen, she was a revolutionary dissident married to a generous-hearted man she couldn’t fully love. From the child made victim of a terrible crime to the artist who found the courage to confront her assailant, Aguirre tells a story of strength and survival that will leave you speechless.

Author Bio

Carmen Aguirre is a Vancouver-based writer, theatre artist, and author of Something Fierce, which won Canada Reads in 2012, was a finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize, and was a #1 national bestseller. She has written or co-written 20 plays, including The Refugee Hotel, which was nominated for a 2010 Dora Mavor Moore Award for best new play.