Bless Me, Ultima: A NovelUltima, a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic, comes to Antonio Marez's New Mexico family when he is six years old, and she helps him discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past. |
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User Review - Lake_O_UCC - LibraryThingAntonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties ... Read full review
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User Review - janerawoof - LibraryThingA young Chicano boy in the 1940s is pulled betweem his mother's dream of his becoming a priest and his father's of his becoming a farmer like him, on the llano [prairie] of New Mexico. The boy ... Read full review
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| Title | Bless Me, Ultima: A Novel |
| Author | Rudolfo A. Anaya |
| Edition | 16, reprint |
| Publisher | Tonatiuh International, 1972 |
| Original from | University of Texas |
| Digitized | Sep 12, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0892290021, 9780892290024 |
| Length | 248 pages |
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