Interview with Julia Amante

Novelist Bernadette Walsh interviews Women’s Fiction author Julia Amante, author of Evenings at the Argentine Club, Say You’ll Be Mine, and That Was Then. Julia writes emotionally rich stories about family, love, and the passion of chasing and achieving one’s goals. Her books reflect the flavor and rhythm of Latino communities in the U.S.. Julia grew up in California, the daughter of Argentine parents, who taught her to value her roots and to be proud of her Latina heritage, as well as to be grateful for the life they built in America. The beauty of America is that both cultures could be interwoven together, and Julia illustrates this in her novels. To her, being Latina is not separate from being American; her immigrant story is part of the great history of this country.