The hummingbird's daughter : a novel /
Luis Alberto Urrea.
- New York : Little, Brown, 2005.
- 499 S.
This historical novel is based on Urrea's real great-aunt Teresita, who had healing powers and was acclaimed as a saint. Urrea has researched historical accounts and family records for years to get an accurate story.
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Teenage girls--Fiction. Women healers--Fiction. Illegitimate children--Fiction. Near-death experiences--Fiction. Primera Jornada de Catalogación. Hijos extramatrimoniales--Novela.