Veronica Chapa is an author, essayist, and award-winning copywriter with a master's degree in advertising from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband.
""A lush tale about the power of language, the complexities of empire, and the bonds of sisterhood, with a heroine of mythical proportions at its center. Chapa introduces us to a new, captivating world in all its beauty and cruelty.""--Rita Chang-Eppig, author of Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea ""Chapa brings Mexican indigenous empires to life with magic and fervor. A wild, unforgettable adventure."" --Reyna Grande, author of A Ballad of Love and Glory ""Chapa conjures Malinche's incredible story with the compassion and reverence she has always deserved. Tragic yet triumphant, it made my Mexican heart sing.""--Sofia Robleda, bestselling author of Daughter of Fire ""In Veronica Chapa's stunning novel Malinalli, Mexican mythology and history mix in a propulsive story of magic, love, and the struggle for power in a new world.""--Luis Jaramillo, author of The Witches of El Paso ""Veronica Chapa's stunning novel Malinalli takes us into the mystery of history with a vivid and unprecedented journey into the Spanish invasion of Aztec Mexico. It gives us a profound portrait of the mother of modern, mestizo, Mexico. Named La Malinche by Cortez and his men, she endured a cataclysmic battle for this continent. You won't be sorry."" --Luis Alberto Urrea, acclaimed author of The House of Broken Angels