![]() This captivating novel of two Mexicos envisions the writer as a healer and offers a generous and distinctly female way of understanding the complex world we all inhabit. But it is Feliciana's and Paloma's stories that draw her own story out of her, taking her on a journey to understanding her place in the world and the power of her voice. Growing up in Mexico City, Zoe attempts to find her way in a society straitjacketed by its hostile macho culture. ![]() In the tiny village of San Felipe in Jalisco province, where traditional ways and traditional beliefs are a present reality, Feliciana tells the story of her life, her community's acceptance of her as a genuine curandera and the difficult choices faced by her joyful and spirited cousin Paloma who is both a healer and a Muxe - a trans woman. Weaving together two parallel narratives, Witches tells the story of Feliciana, an indigenous curandera or healer, and Zoe, a journalist: two women who meet through the murder of Feliciana's cousin Paloma. The beguiling story of a young journalist whose investigation of a murder leads her to the most legendary healer in. The beguiling story of a young journalist whose investigation of a murder leads her to the most legendary healer in all of Mexico, from one of the most. ![]() I came to understand that you can't really know another woman until you know yourself. Witches by Brenda Lozano: 9781646220687 : Books. I had wanted to get to know them, but I realised right away that the people I needed to know better were my sister Leandra and my mother. ![]() This is the story of who Feliciana is, and of who Paloma was. A remarkable novel by one of the most exciting new voices in Latin America today ![]()
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![]() ![]() After an attack by a group of Freaks whose actions are suspiciously organized and deliberate, Deuce and a group of villagers form an outpost that is Salvation's first defense. ![]() Deuce is frustrated by mandatory schooling and by the fact that some townsfolk find armed women a dangerous abomination. The customs in Salvation are strange and confining to Deuce, a fact continually impressed upon readers by Deuce's accessible but sometimes repetitive narration. ![]() When this follow-up to Enclave (2011) begins, trained Huntress Deuce and fellow travelers Fade, Stalker and Tegan have lived two months amid the town of Salvation's affluence, strict gender roles and relative freedom from the putrid, slavering, mindless Freaks who plague their world. ![]() ![]() The author brings you into the middle of the action from the very start and has you feeling as if you’re actually in the book.Īt the very beginning, it was a bit hard to remember who was who out of the big cast, which showcased the urgency in the situation involving the dead boy, but the author quickly fixes that by providing natural one on one conversations between Alexis and her best friends in the following chapters. ![]() Which only goes to show what raw talent goes into writing. It makes a statement, makes you ask questions, and has you demanding answers before you can even finish the paragraph. When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey was the first book I read in this new year, and it started with a bang! You’re automatically hit with a powerful sentence that gives you no other choice but to continue reading. Together, they attempt to right their actions and try to make life go back to how it was. Wait… that was never part of the plan! When her magic goes awry, Alexis and her friends realize that they might not have that much control over their magic (and their lives) as they once thought. She has magic that can help make her life easier and can even kill a boy accidentally. ![]() ![]() ![]() College is right around the corner as she counts her days to graduation day. Alexis has everything she could possibly want in life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Violet Moller is a freelance historian and author whose work focuses on the history of ideas and how knowledge has been transmitted through the centuries. in Classics and Medieval History and her Ph.D. Her most recent book, "The Map of Knowledge," was published in 2019 and received the RSL Jerwood Prize for Non-fiction. ![]() Her fist book, "The Curious World of Dickens," was published in 2012. She then worked as an editor and translator in Denmark. Her work has appeared in The Face, Arena, The Scotsman, Metro Scotland, and The List. She also hosts the history podcast "Travels Through Time." Moller started her career as a journalist, covering theatre, art, books, going out, music and culture in general. ![]() |