A heartfelt debut, Fragile Saints follows the journey of a woman bruised by betrayal and divorce to her father's ancestral home in Peru. Like the silkworms on the family farm, Elsa emerges from her cocoon transformed and ready to brave a new life. Fans of Isabel Allende will savor this lushly textured romance. -Debra Dean, author of The Madonnas of Leningrad Claire Ibarra is a writer, poet, and photographer. She received her MFA in creative writing from Florida International University. Her work can be found in many fine literary journals and anthologies. Claire's poetry chapbook Vortex of Our Affections was published by Finishing Line Press in 2017. She lives and teaches in Colorado.