Chronicles of a Catholic
Housewife Forty Years Toward
the Promised Land

In this heartfelt memoir, Carmen Hartono reflects on four decades of marriage, faith, cultural differences, and personal loss. Living in San Francisco through changing social and political eras, she explores the intersection of Catholicism, Muslim values, and Jewish traditions within her family. As tragedy and spiritual awakening shape her journey, Hartono shares profound insights about love, faith, grief, and the enduring presence of God in everyday life.

Carmen Hartono is a first-time author who grew up traveling between El Salvador and San Francisco, shaping her bilingual and bicultural identity. She spent much of her adult life in the San Francisco Bay Area before embracing expatriate life abroad. After living in Singapore for three years, she now resides in Houston, Texas.