Multi-Award-Winning Memoir by author Linda Bello-Ruiz

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During the summer of 1970, nineteen-year-old Linda stops on the way home from work to talk to a handsome stranger. That chance meeting on a San Francisco street corner changes the course of her life. Linda’s compassionate, gripping, and soul-searching memoir tells the story of her remarkable journey from the darkness of despair and crushed dreams to the creation of a house of hope.


The mother of four grown children, she divides her time between Santa Rosa, California, and Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico, where she practices her mantra, “Lord, where can I be of service today?”
Linda is the founder of The Faith Writers in Lincoln, CA and belongs to the Redwood Writers in Santa Rosa. She attends The Promise Center in Santa Rosa, California, and the Costalegre Community Church in Mexico.
Ms. Bello-Ruiz speaks to clubs and organizations on her experiences in moving beyond despair into hope and on choices and consequences.