Serena, at the age of thirteen leaves behind her home and her beloved grandmother, Oma, on the colorful Caribbean island of Curaçao when her mother -ambitious, impulsive and emotionally unstable- takes her and her sister to the United States to pursue the American Dream. They drive from Miami to Hollywood, where their money and luck run out and a 1963 Ford Galaxie becomes their first American home. The narrative moves between seedy Hollywood in the 1970s and tropical Curaçao. The timeless wisdom of her grandmother becomes the compass by which Serena negotiates the complex journey of an immigrant and a young girl’s coming of age.

“Intimate, at times lyrical, charged with pain and wonder, laughter and perennial hope, The House of Six Doors is terrific storytelling.” Olga Rojer, Associate Professor, American University, Washington DC“An honest tale of love, acceptance, and American dreams.” —El Mundo

“The House of Six Doors is a beautiful weave of hard reality and romance, so real that I couldn’t put it down.” –Nancy Marriott, co-author of “Everything You Need to Know to Feel Go(o)d”

“If you feel as though the circumstances of your life are against you and you wonder whether this will ever change, this is a story that will fill you with hope. If you have ever wanted to believe that the circumstances of your life really do work for your ultimate best interest, read The House of Six Doors.” —David Robert Ord, Namaste columnist and author, “Lessons in Loving, A Journey into the Heart”

“This is an honest and compelling coming-of-age story that follows a girl as she moves between two cultures, cradled between longing for her indigenous past and the glittering promise of her future in America. Selbert artfully shines light upon the honest transformation of an immigrant family, moving from memories of a windswept island and a grandmother’s wisdom to the poignant integration and reality facing all American immigrants.” – Carol Prunhuber, author of “Women: Around the World and Through the Ages”

“Selbert’s powerful, poignant tale provides a source of strength, in a brilliant, beautiful portrayal of a girl’s coming of age and her struggles with cultural differences.” —Reiki Master Julia Elizabeth Carroll, author of “Nu Reiki Oneness”

About The Author

Patricia Selbert raised on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, speaking four languages. She emigrated to California at age 13, later representing the Netherlands Antilles in equestrian events at the World championships and the Pan American Games. She lives in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband, two sons, and three dogs.

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