My House Is a Mansion

"Sometimes I speak roses. I speak in tongues. I entangle myself in language. It's all out of love: to be and dance in the rhythm and the possibility. I hope you are with me." Irene Marques' spiritual coming of age story explores issues of personal and collective identity, mystical and mythical understandings of self, world and universe, gender, race, and class. Amelia embarks on a quest of self-discovery finding personal growth and enlightened awakening along the way.