{"product_id":"witches-of-el-paso-1","title":"Witches of El Paso","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Luis Jaramillo weaves a captivating tale of family, tradition, and the enduring power of love.” —Reyna Grande, author of \u003ci\u003eA Ballad of Love and Glory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lawyer and her elderly great-aunt use their supernatural gifts to find a lost child in this “wild, wondrous novel about the magic that is singing all around us” (Julia Phillips, author of \u003ci\u003eDisappearing Earth\u003c\/i\u003e)—in the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Inheritance of Orquídea Divina\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Hacienda\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you call to the witches, they will come.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1943, El Paso, Texas: teenager Nena spends her days caring for the small children of her older sisters and longing for a life of adventure. The premonitions and fainting spells she has endured since childhood are getting worse, and Nena worries she’ll end up like the scary old curandera down the street. Nena prays for help, and when the mysterious Sister Benedicta arrives late one night, Nena follows her across the borders of space and time. In colonial Mexico, Nena grows into her power, finding love and learning that magic always comes with a price.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the present day, Nena’s grandniece, Marta, balances a struggling legal aid practice with motherhood and the care of the now ninety-three-year-old Nena. When Marta agrees to help search for a daughter Nena left in the past, the two forge a fierce connection. Marta’s own supernatural powers emerge, awakening her to new possibilities that threaten the life she has constructed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Sexy, smart, and soulful, Luis Jaramillo’s \u003ci\u003eThe Witches of El Paso\u003c\/i\u003e pulls us across borders and time to get to the essence of what it means for families to survive this beautiful, fractured world” (Mira Jacob, author of \u003ci\u003eGood Talk\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54803501285720,"sku":"9781668033227","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781668033227.jpg?v=1777944621","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/witches-of-el-paso-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}