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Portrait of a Mestiza: A Life Between Cultures
A lyrical and timely exploration of what it means to grow up straddling more than one culture--and...
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A lyrical and timely exploration of what it means to grow up straddling more than one culture--and why navigating the "in between" should matter to everyone.We are all shaped by the cultures that surround us--their expectations, ideals, and norms. But what happens when those cultures collide? When your mother embodies one world and your father another?
In this profoundly personal follow-up to Portrait of a Feminist, Marianna Marlowe explores the intersections of race, class, and gender as they are molded by family, religion, and migration. Born to a Peruvian mother and an American father, Marlowe's early life spanned continents--from the Philippines to Ecuador, Brazil to the United States--leaving her with a sense of belonging everywhere and nowhere at once. Through a series of thematically linked essays, she reflects on the complexities of identity, the fluidity of culture, and the enduring search for home.
Now raising two sons with her Syrian Muslim husband, Marlowe continues to navigate the ever-shifting landscapes of culture, language, and faith. Inspired by scholar Gloria Anzaldúa's concept of the borderlands, Portrait of a Mestiza is both a meditation on life lived in the "in-between" spaces and a call to dismantle the binaries that divide us. Thought-provoking and deeply relevant, this collection urges us to embrace hybridity, challenge inherited limitations, and create for ourselves more ethical and expansive lives.
Author: Marianna Marlowe
Publisher: She Writes Press
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.56w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9798896361008
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2026
About the Author
Marianna Marlowe is a Latina writer who focuses on creative nonfiction that explores issues of gender identity, feminism, cultural hybridity, intersectionality, and more. Her short memoir has been published in Narrative, Hippocampus, The Woven Tale Press, Eclectica, Sukoon, and The Acentos Review among others. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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