The Ghost of Milagro Creek |
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Author:
| Sumner, Melanie |
ISBN: | 978-1-61620-013-8 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
Publisher: | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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Imprint: | Shannon Ravenel Books |
Book Format: | Digital download |
List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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"Devastating . . . [Ghost of Milagro Creek] simmers with metaphysical tension."--Time Out Chicago The story of Ignacia Vigil Romero, a full Jacarilla Apache, and the two boys, Mister and Tomás, she raised to adulthood unfolds in a barrio of Taos, New Mexico--a mixed community of Native Americans, Hispanics, and whites. Now deceased, Ignacia, a
curandera--a medicine woman, though some say a witch--begins this tale of star-crossed lovers.
More Description "Devastating . . . [Ghost of Milagro Creek] simmers with metaphysical tension."--Time Out Chicago
The story of Ignacia Vigil Romero, a full Jacarilla Apache, and the two boys, Mister and Tomás, she raised to adulthood unfolds in a barrio of Taos, New Mexico--a mixed community of Native Americans, Hispanics, and whites. Now deceased, Ignacia, a curandera--a medicine woman, though some say a witch--begins this tale of star-crossed lovers.
Mister and Tomás, best friends until their late teens, both fall for Rocky, a gringa of some mystery, a girl Tomás takes for himself. But in a moment of despair, a pledge between the young men leads to murder. When Ignacia falls silent, police reports, witness statements, and caseworker interviews draw an electrifying portrait of a troubled community and of the vulnerable players in this mounting tragedy. Set in a terrain that becomes a character in its own right, The Ghost of Milagro Creek brilliantly illuminates this hidden corner of American society.