Her works have not only left their mark among academics but also in the lives of many readers. The House on Mango Street, Woman Hollering Creek, and her long awaited novel Caramelo, masterfully deliver her own voice and tell of a meaningful part of America's history. Meeting Sandra Cisneros at Tortes Tam Haven in her adopted office in San Antonio over some tacos, the phone ringing at the counter, the noise and the spicy aromas from the taqueria's busy kitchen, reveal that being one of the most remarkable voices of contemporary literature in the US does not necessarily mean an unapproachable i...