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The Hummingbird's Daughter Spiral-Bound | April 3, 2006

Luis Alberto Urrea

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From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The House of Broken Angels and Good Night, Irene, discover the epic historical novel following the journey of a young saint fighting for her survival.

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.
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528 pages
ISBN-10: 0316154520
Item Weight: 1.1 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.3 x 8.3 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 10,001 to 50,000 ratings
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his landmark work of nonficiton The Devil's Highway, Luis Alberto Urrea is also the bestselling author of the novels The Hummingbird's Daughter, Into the Beautiful North, and Queen of America, as well as the story collection The Water Museum, a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist.

He has won the Lannan Literary Award, an Edgar Award, and a 2017 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, among many other honors. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, he lives outside of Chicago and teaches at the University of Illinois-Chicago.