Intimate, honest and touching, this is the story of Deborah Rodriguez's often hi
larious journey of self-discovery. Forced to flee her life in Afghanistan after
the publication of her first book, The Kabul Beauty School, she leaves behind he
r friends, her possessions and her two beloved businesses: a hair salon and a co
ffee shop. But life proves no easier 'back home'. After a year living in Califor
nia where she feels like a misfit, teetering on the edge of sanity, Deborah make
s a decision. One way or another she's going to get the old Deb back. So, at the
age of forty-nine, she packs her life and her cat, Polly, into her Mini Cooper
and heads south to a pretty seaside town in Mexico. Home is now an unassuming li
ttle house on Carnaval Street. There she struggles to learn Spanish, works out w
ith strippers and spends her Saturday nights watching clowns. And maybe - just m
aybe - the magic of Mexico will finally give her what she's always dreamed of: a
life on her own terms ...If you liked Eat, Pray, Love you will love The House o
n Carnaval Street.Rodriguez's story speaks to every woman, mother, sister, wife
- to anyone who has ever questioned their relationships, their place in the worl
d and the choices that they've made.
