Spirits of the Ordinary A Tale of Casas Grandes

Name: Spirits of the Ordinary A Tale of Casas Grandes
Price: 4.6 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780156005685

ISBN-10: 0156005689

ISBN-13: 9780156005685

Edition: 1997

Authors: Kathleen Alcalï¿½

List price: $15.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

4 new & used from $4.60

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

This “strong and finely rendered book” (Larry McMurtry) takes us to the Mexican-american border in the 1870s, conjuring up a magical tale of faith, gold, and family passions that “echoes the style of Isabel Allende and Laura Esquivel” (Washington Post Book World). Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award. A spectacular tapestry of folklore, spirituality, and landscape, this extraordinary first novel vividly blurs fantasy and reality as it details one family's search for identity. In a small village in northern Mexico, the Carabajals have long been practicing their Jewish faith in secret. The father, Julio, spends his days dabbling with alchemy. His wife, Mariana,…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 5/21/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English