Ebook {Epub PDF} Spirits of the Ordinary: A Tale of Casas Grandes by Kathleen Alcalá

 · Kathleen Alcala is the author of Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist and Spirits of the Ordinary, a highly praised novel that received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Assocaition Book Award. Customer ReviewsISBN Spirits of the Ordinary, A Tale of Casas Grandes, fiction,ISBN In the tradition of Isabel Allende and Laura Esquivel, Spirits of the Ordinary Brand: Raven Chronicles Press. Meanwhile, Zacarías's wanderings turn into a spiritual quest that takes him to the ancient cliff dwellings known as Casas Grandes. Presenting a tapestry of fascinating lives as well as the story of a reluctant mystic in a spectacular desert landscape, Spirits of the Ordinary demonstrates that, as Alcalá writes in her introduction, "magic and holiness are all around us.".

Alcala, Kathleen. (). Spirits of the Ordinary: A Tale of Casas Grandes. Harvest Books. While I enjoyed Spirits of the Ordinary, there was something about it that I found not as interesting or on par with other books of magical realism. I've enjoyed books by Isabel Allende and Laura Esquivel, and so I thought this would be similar. I shouldn't have gone into reading a book with that. Zoom Conversation: Kathleen Alcala Claudia Castro Luna. Join us Thursday, May 6, for the exciting reissue of Kathleen Alcalá's novel Spirits of the Ordinary. Eagle Harbor Book Co. is keeping up with the ever changing times and will be hosting this event as a Zoom to keep everyone safe and healthy. Kathleen will be joined by none other than. Spirits of the Ordinary: A Tale of Casas Grandes (Paperback) By Kathleen Alcalá, Rigoberto González (Foreword by), Alfredo Arreguin (Artist) $

Kathleen Alcala is the author of Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist and Spirits of the Ordinary, a highly praised novel that received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Assocaition Book Award. Customer Reviews. Spirits Of The Ordinary: A Tale Of Casas Grandes|Kathleen Alcala. a perfect match for all my written needs. The writers are reliable, honest, extremely knowledgeable, and the results are always top of the class! - Pam, 3rd Year Art Visual Studies. A novel by Kathleen Alcalá A new edition from Raven Chronicles Press with a foreword by Rigoberto González Set in northern Mexico in the s, Spirits of the Ordinary weaves the stories of women struggling against societal constraints, Mexican Jews practicing their religion in secret, and a gold prospector turned spiritual seeker in a spectacular desert landscape.