By Luis Alberto Urrea
Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Little, Brown, and Company, c2005, 2006
Genres: Historical fiction, magical realism
Series: Not a series, but the author is currently working on a sequel to this book.
ISBN: 9780316154529
Intended audience: Adult
Number of pages: 499
Setting: Ocoroni, Sinaloa & Cabora (near Alamos), Sonora, Mexico
Time period: 1873 – 1892
Plot summary: When Teresita Urrea was born, Huila – the curandera of The People – knew that Teresita would become a powerful person one day. Born into extreme poverty as the daughter of a Mayo native and rich Mexican landowner, Teresita endures many hardships until Huila becomes responsible for her and begins teaching her the practice of healing. Teresita grows up on her father’s ranch as a wild child – riding horses and hanging out with the vaqueros – until she becomes an acknowledged member of the family as a teenager. After dying and returning to life, her healing practices and her life takes a radical shift as she becomes known as the “Saint of Cabora”. Continue reading “The Hummingbird’s Daughter”
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