Spirits of the Ordinary
A Tale of Casas Grandes
262 pages · Released 1998 · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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This magical realist historical novel set in 1870s Mexican-American border country explores family, identity, and cultural heritage across generations. While it contains mature themes like sexuality and family conflict typical of literary fiction in the Allende tradition, content is not graphic. The book rewards readers interested in cultural history, complex family dynamics, and magical realism, making it best suited to older teens with some reading maturity.
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In the tradition of Isabel Allende and Laura Esquivel, Alcala presents a magical, multigenerational tale of family passions set along the Mexican-American border in the 1870s. "A strong and finely rendered book in which passions both ordinary and extraordinary are made vivid and convincing".--Larry McMurtry. In the tradition of Isabel Allende and Laura Esquivel, Alcala presents a magical, multigenerational tale of family passions set along the Mexican-American border in the 1870s. "A strong and finely rendered book in which passions both ordinary and extraordinary are made vivid and convincing".--Larry McMurtry.
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- Fiction
- Fantasy
- Classics
- History
- Family
- Familia
- Familias mexicano-americanas
- Ficción
- Historia
- Mexican American families
- Mexican Americans
- Mexicano-americanos
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ISBN 9780156005685 · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt