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The Hummingbird's Daughter

By: Luis Alberto Urrea
Narrated by: Luis Alberto Urrea
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Summary

It is 1889, and civil war is brewing in Mexico. A 16-year-old girl, Teresita, the 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 the 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".

The Hummingbird's Daughter is a vast, hugely satisfying novel of love and loss, joy and pain. Two decades in the writing, this is the masterpiece that Luis Alberto Urrea has been building up to.
©2006 Luis Alberto Urrea (P)2006 Hachette Audio
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Critic reviews

"Epic." ( The New Yorker)
"Urrea meticulously captures day-to-day life among the poor farmers and their populist beliefs in their saint." ( Bookmarks Magazine)
"[ The Hummingbird's Daughter] is wildly romantic, sweeping in its effect, employing the techniques of Catholic hagiography, Western fairy tale, Indian legend and everyday family folklore against the gritty historical realities of war, poverty, prejudice, lawlessness, torture and genocide. Urrea effortlessly links Teresita's supernatural calling to the turmoil of the times, concealing substantial intellectual content behind effervescent storytelling and considerable humor." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Magical epic tale

I'm so glad I chose this book for my three week magical trip to San Miguel De Allende in Central Mexico. it sustained me throughout especially on the epic bus journey through the Sierra Gorda mountains to Xilitla. A wonderful tale, and hummingbird was with me the whole way

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