false 91289 8 Miracles and passion abound in this mesmerizing novel hailed everywhere as a masterwork - the story of a remarkable young woman's sudden sainthood in the revolutionary-era Mexico of the late 19th century. 88082 3 4 2006 The Hummingbird's Daughter total:1328|5:541|4:512|3:204|2:54|1:17| 1328 5490 2189 354 5 2 false false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 10:25:18 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 10:32:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 19:57:20 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 19:27:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 18:16:18 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 18:17:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 04:06:21 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 04:06:37 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 26 13:18:18 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 14:51:40 -0700 2009 We spending our livings walking into our own mirrors. All we see is ourselves as we walk down the road." - Huila

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This was really a beautifully written book, albeit a bit too long, like the author couldn't help himself from going on. The imagery is so vibrant and colorful, hot like the sands of Cabora and putridly sweet, like most of the characters. Beautiful, beautiful ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 12:14:56 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 10:26:59 -0700 2009
Urrea gives us a real feel for what it was like just prior to the Mexican Revolution - Providing us too, with background to the embryonic stages of liberation theology. Even better, he gives us a true story, filling in with some of the best...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:33:41 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:33:41 -0800 2009 Everyone raves about the grand, exquisitely detailed storytelling of the first-time novelist, though Urrea has written 10 previous books of nonfiction (see The Devil's Highway, HHHH July/Aug 2004). The Hummingbird's Daughter is a history lesson that follows the brewing rebellion in 1889 against a lo...

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Also, she goes vegetarian after becoming spiritual! Whoo-hooo! Go Teresita! However, she continues consuming dairy. I wonder if the baby goats and baby cows in Cabora were killed to make cheese and milk the w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 08:11:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 11:13:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 17 21:49:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 22:02:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jun 04 09:18:21 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 09:22:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 07:26:52 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 12:09:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 11:49:33 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 16:01:01 -0700 2009 more...]]>