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R.M. Romero

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R. M. Romero is a Jewish Latina and author of fairy tales for children and adults. She lives in Miami Beach with her cat Henry VIII and spends her summers helping to maintain Jewish cemeteries in Poland.

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R.M. Romero I was in Kraków for about a week in 2005. But the city made a huge impression on me that I could remember it clearly nine years later when I started w…moreI was in Kraków for about a week in 2005. But the city made a huge impression on me that I could remember it clearly nine years later when I started writing in DOLLMAKER. I went back in 2016 and I'll be visiting again this summer. Kraków is a beautiful city--how fantastic that you're living there!(less)
R.M. Romero THE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL was a challenge! It took me about six months to write because with poetry, every word is important. I always read poetry and l…moreTHE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL was a challenge! It took me about six months to write because with poetry, every word is important. I always read poetry and loved it, so I thought a lot about my favorite poets (ee cummings, Sylvia Plath, Rainer Maria Rilke, Richard Siken) and reread their work as I drafted the book.

Using matzevot as building materials was unfortunately very common throughout Eastern and Central Europe after WW2. Just like in the book, the main square of Prague is indeed partially made from Jewish headstones.

I visited Prague for a week in 2017 with my sister. It’s a truly magical city.

Thank you! My next book, A WARNING ABOUT SWANS, is now out in the world. (less)
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The Ghosts of Rose Hill

I'm thrilled to announce that my debut YA novel in verse, THE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL, will be published by Peachtree Teen in May 2022!

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“Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child you have stolen, for my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom as great. You have no power over me!”
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“No one is ever really lost as long as their story still exists.”
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“You can destroy a person, Karolina, but destroying their story is far more difficult. No one is ever really lost as long as their story still exists.”
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“Even if I’m so old that my bones are as brittle as chalk, I’ll find you. Even if there is an ocean between us, I will find you,” he told her.”
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