Strength and Graceis the story of a young Mexican woman who stumbles into becoming a bullfighter. She so excels that she becomes a great Matador. The catch is that all but a few think that she is a man. It is a story of female empowerment within the Mexican male culture of the bullfight. There are also coming of age aspects to the story as the reader follows her growth from being a fifteen-year old tomboy to a twenty-five year old woman who spends the majority of her time being a man. This duality creates gender identity issues that she must face along with all of the dangers of her profession and the tension of her masquerade.
Winner, one of the best fiction novels of 2015,
Southern California Book Festival
Winner, one of the best fiction novels of 2015,
Great Midwest Book Festival

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FUERZA y GRACIA

Chef Deamer was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He lived in Switzerland and the Washington D.C. area before settling in Monterey County California in the early 1980's. He maintains a home in the birth city of John Steinbeck, Salinas California, the former location of his dinner only restaurant, Pajaro Street Grill. Deamer now spends much of his time in Tijuana Mexico and traveling the world with his recurring character, Omar T Black, creating a novel and Sketchbook for each location. "I have a list of some thirty more places where I hope to write Omar adventures- come join the journey!"http://artbz.bz"Everyday is a great day to read a book or color one!!!"Keep in touch with Deamer, as Omar travels the world,deamer@artbz.bz Please pass on your impressions; write a review on Amazon and/or other sites such as Goodreads - your thoughts can really make a difference! Most of your local bookstores can also get you Deamer novels at the same price as Amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/deamerdunn You can also support your local bookstore via: https://bookshop.org/shop/deamerdunnRomantic, Novelist, Obsessive Traveler, Sketchaholic