Like Light Passing Through a Window

At a pivotal time in history, as the social revolutions of the '60s are beginning, Marina Candelaria is eager to leave the chrysalis of cultural tradition and the drudgery of the family business and attend the University of California at Berkeley.

Instead of becoming a teacher, she is embroiled in a new world of protests and free thought...and an emotional captivation by the beautiful Kenny Laughlin.

Ms. Maria C. Mendoza lives in Orange County, California, where she raised four successful daughters. As they began to leave home, she got the notion to write a novel about her favorite decade, the tumultuous '60s. Like Light Passing Through a Window is her first book.

-- Maria C. Mendoza