Who is Caridad in The Family She Never Met - Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author

People have asked if any of the characters in The Family She Never Met are like me. More than any other character or story I’ve written, I am Lara in The Family She Never Met.

The story about hiding beneath the bed is true. My grandmother would tell stories of how she’d have to hide us when Castro’s soldiers would come to harass us because they wanted our parents to come back to Cuba.

The story about Lara being afraid to go to school is also me. I vividly remember getting into a seafoam green Ford with my mother and grandmother and driving to a big brick building. All I could think about was that my mother was abandoning me again and taking my grandmother with her.

As for the typewriter in the story… Well, I never did get that typewriter that I asked for as a high school graduation gift. My mother wanted me to be a professional and my desire to be a writer was something that I don’t think she understood. I hope that if she were able to see all that I’ve accomplished – being a lawyer, writer, and mom – she’d be proud.