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Valerie Mendoza

HPPR Radio Readers Book Club Contributor
  • Still-life, oil on canvas painting by José Agustín Arrieta (Mexican), c. 1870, San Diego Museum of Art
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    Valerie Mendoza
    Hi, I’m Valerie, a Radio Reader from Topeka and I just finished reading Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel as part of the spring read “In Touch with the World.” This is my second time reading the book and let me just say it is gorgeous.