The Hummingbird's Daughter
Full Description
The prizewinning writer Luis Alberto Urrea's long-awaited novel is an epic mystical drama of a young woman's sudden sainthood in late 19th-century Mexico.It is 1889, and civil war is brewing in Mexico. A 16-year-old girl, Teresita, illegitimate but beloved daughter of the wealthy and powerful rancher Don Tomas Urrea, wakes from the strangest dream--a dream that she has died. Only it was not a dream. This passionate and rebellious young woman has arisen from death with a power to heal--but it will take all her faith to endure the trials that await her and her family now that she has become the Saint of Cabora.
Audio and Video
- Category:
- FICTION
- Format:
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Publish Date:
- 4/3/2006
- Price:
- $14.99/$18.99
- ISBN:
- 9780316154529
- Pages:
- 528
- Size:
- 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
