The Girl Who Talked to Whales describes the love story of Marietta L v que, a high spirited girl fond of the sea and the whales, and Malcolm Frazer, the richest and most sought-after bachelor of the Colony of Baja Centro, a colony founded in the 40 s by a group of American farmers in the center of the Mexican Peninsula of Baja California. They obtained permission from the Mexican Government to improve the land by irrigation and planting winter vegetables to export to the United States. The farmers were joined by a group of wealthy families from Boston who spent the winter months in Baja Centro to escape the rigor of the ice and the snow.

From Baja Centro the story moves to San Diego, California, where Marietta, after being separated from Malcolm by her father, begins to work for a scientist trying to teach two Killer Whales, or Orcas, to communicate with humans by using their echolocation system of communication of emitting whistles and clicks.

The outcome of the experiment and the struggle of Malcolm and Marietta to be happy constitute the heart of this science fiction, romantic novel.

Dr. Graciela F. Beecher came to the United States in 1961 after the Bay of Pigs Invasion. She established her residence in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she worked first as a College Professor of Language and Literature, and later as the Executive Director of the Educational Agency she founded.

Semi-retired, she now works as Spanish Correspondent for Today s Catholic, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, and is also a feature writer for several magazines and newspapers in New York, Maryland and Indiana.

She was quite active in politics and in women s issues. She was for many years the President of the National Association of Cuban-American Women, the Cuban-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the National Federation of Cuban-American Republican Women. She can be contacted at E-mail: GBee172271@aol.com.

She found Alex and Lenny playing cards near the tank. They had scarcely time, to shake hands with the two men and exchange pleasantries when the two Orcas began a frantic emission of clicks and whistles. They continued talking amidst the roar of the Orcas' sounds, when suddenly Alex cried, 'Marietta, Malcolm, listen!'

Malcolm had forgotten most of the code, so he could not understand why Marietta turned white, as if all blood had left her body. 'What are they saying? Repeat it to me.'

Alex looked at Marietta, and on seeing the girl hesitate, he began translating, 'Marietta, Malcolm, Lolly, Polly want go sea. Want swim sea. Now. '

'Oh, my God!' It was all Malcolm could say. He turned to Alex, 'How can these animals be taken to the sea?'

'We have the equipment, the truck, and the yacht. We need about six extra men. '

'Can you get them?'

'Now?' Lenny asked in amazement.

'You heard them, didn't you? They want to go to the sea, now. Can you get the men now?'

'Absolutely. I'll make the calls. They will be here in 20 minutes.'

'Alex,' Malcolm Frazer turned to the boy. 'Arrange a recording saying, 'Lolly, Polly go to sea now.' Please.'