The Hummingbird's Daughter

Name: The Hummingbird's Daughter
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Luis Alberto Urrea
ISBN: 9781594838163

Author: Luis Alberto Urrea

Narrator: Luis Alberto Urrea

Unabridged: 18 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Published: 08/01/2006

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Hispanic & Latino, Religious

Synopsis

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The House of Broken Angels and Good Night, Irene, discover the epic historical novel following the journey of a young saint fighting for her survival.

This historical novel is based on Urrea's real great-aunt Teresita, who had healing powers and was acclaimed as a saint. Urrea has researched historical accounts and family records for years to get an accurate story.

About Luis Alberto Urrea

Luis Alberto Urrea is one of America's most critically acclaimed authors. His previous books include The Hummingbird's Daughter, The Devil's Highway, and Across the Wire. He has received a Lannan Literary Award, a Christopher Award, an American Book Award, and a Western States Book Award. Urrea lives with his family in Naperville, Illinois, where he is a professor of creative writing at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cara on May 07, 2014

"The Hummingbird's Daughter" quickly made my list of 25 favorite books ever. Every one of the 20 years Luis Alberto Urrea spent on this story was worth it. There are few books I consider perfect, and this is one: Urrea deftly makes every word, comma, character nuance and plot twist seem straightforw......more

Goodreads review by switterbug (Betsey) on February 26, 2011

This is a phenomenal, picaresque story. Teresa (Teresita) Urrea, the Hummingbird's daughter, possessed me, made me want to dig my bare feet in the earth and rub rose petals and lavender all over my body. She is now my beloved hero of contemporary literature. Strong, courageous, formidable, guileless......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 20, 2009

I really slogged through this. I’m not sure why I had such a difficult time reading it. I’m glad that I did. I ended up enjoying it but I wasn’t wild about it. It's well written, I liked some of the characters including Huila and Teresa; many of the characters were interesting, although often infuri......more