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SHORT STORIES ABOUT STRONG WOMEN, CUBAN EXILE, GHOSTS... AND A MURDER.

"The Fish Tank is a gracefully-written, varied collection of entertaining, touching, suspenseful, and thought-provoking short stories. Maria Elena skillfully paints rich scenes and crafts interesting characters. Her prose is vivid and distinct. You will not want to miss this collection!" - NY Literary Magazine.

"The Fish Tank is at times fun, exhilarating, haunting and intriguing. The author has done an excellent job of capturing the essence of the short story genre in this fantastic collection." - Feathered Quill Book Awards.

"From suspense, to romance, to real-life stories from the author's own past, the finely tuned craft of the short story is clearly evident in this collection. Each story is engaging, thought-provoking and memorable. This is clearly an author who writes with style and with class." - Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite Awards.

"The ambience of each unfolding story moodily fluctuates while continuing the ambience of haunting hope interwoven with a lingering sadness of passing." - Paul White, Electric Eclectic Blog.

Two times winner of the Silver medal at Readers' Favorite 2018 International Book Awards and the Feathered Quill Book Awards 2018. It has also garnered a B.R.A.G. Book Award Medallion.