O Salazar de BreauxO. Salazar de Breaux grew up in Olympia, Washington with five younger sisters. An entrepreneur and community leader with a long career in public service, Salazar de Breaux is also an incurable creative who's inspired by her Mexican-American heritage.Her work incorporates her love of family, food, music, and culture. She stayed in Olympia to study, earning a B.A. in English from The Evergreen State College, and still lives there with her husband - her sweetheart of more than 20 years - and their two sons, whom she considers her greatest achievements. Sisters of Element is her debut novel. Read More Read Less