| So Far from God Contributor(s): Castillo, Ana (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393326934 ISBN-13: 9780393326932 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: From the American Book Award-winning author of "The Mixquiahuala Letters" comes the story of a remarkable woman and her four daughters living in New Mexico--a novel shaped by influences as diverse as Mexican mythology, Catholicism, and today's headlines. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Hispanic & Latino |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.5" W x 8.26" (0.46 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 41478 Reading Level: 7.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sofia and her fated daughters, Fe, Esperanza, Caridad, and la Loca, endure hardship and enjoy love in the sleepy New Mexico hamlet of Tome, a town teeming with marvels where the comic and the horrific, the real and the supernatural, reside. |
Contributor Bio(s): Castillo, Ana: - Ana Castillo is the author of a collection of poetry and four novels, the most recent of which is The Guardians. She lives in her hometown of Chicago, with her son Marcel. |