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The Hummingbird's Daughter

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An edition of The Hummingbird's Daughter (2005)

The Hummingbird's Daughter

A Novel

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  • 10 Want to read

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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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
Pages
512

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Previews available in: Spanish

Subjects

Fiction, Ficción, Teenage girls, Illegitimate children, History, Near-death experiences, Women healers, Experiencias cercanas a la muerte, Hijos ilegítimos, Curanderas, Historia, Muchachas adolescentes, Novela histórica, Historical Fiction, Mexico, fiction, Fiction, sagas, Fiction, historical, Spanish language materials, Novela, Curanderas (Medicina folklórica), Novela histórica mexicana, Fiction, historical, general

People

Teresa Urrea

Places

Mexico, México

Times

1867-1910

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Cover of: The Hummingbird's Daughter
The Hummingbird's Daughter
2006, Little, Brown and Company
Electronic resource in English
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Cover of: La hija de la chuparrosa
La hija de la chuparrosa: una novela
2006, Back Bay Books
in Spanish - 1a ed. en español.
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Cover of: The Hummingbird's Daughter
The Hummingbird's Daughter
2006, Back Bay Books
Paperback
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Cover of: La Hija de la Chuparrosa
La Hija de la Chuparrosa
September 28, 2006, Back Bay Books
Paperback in Spanish - Tra edition
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Cover of: The Hummingbird's Daughter
The Hummingbird's Daughter
April 3, 2006, Back Bay Books
Paperback in English
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Cover of: The Hummingbird's Daughter
The Hummingbird's Daughter: A Novel
May 17, 2005, Little, Brown and Company
Hardcover in English
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First Sentence

"ON THE COOL OCTOBER MORNING when Cayetana Chavez brought her baby to light, it was the start of that season in Sinaloa when the humid torments of summer finally gave way to breezes and falling leaves, and small red birds skittered through the corrals, and the dogs grew new coats."

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
512
Dimensions
9.1 x 6.6 x 1.9 inches
Weight
1.6 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9351477M
ISBN 10
0316745464
ISBN 13
9780316745468
Library Thing
38990
Goodreads
897345

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August 12, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
April 24, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs.
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April 14, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the edition.
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