{"product_id":"witches-1","title":"Witches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable novel by one of the most exciting new voices in Latin America today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the story of who Feliciana is, and of who Paloma was.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI had wanted to get to know them, but I realised right away \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethat the people I needed to know better were my sister Leandra and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003emy mother. Myself. I came to understand that \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eyou can't really know another woman until you know yourself... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving together two parallel narratives, Witches tells the story of Feliciana, an indigenous curandera or healer, and Zoe, a journalist: two women who meet through the murder of Feliciana's cousin Paloma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tiny village of San Felipe in Jalisco province, where traditional ways and traditional beliefs are a present reality, Feliciana tells the story of her life, her community's acceptance of her as a genuine curandera and the difficult choices faced by her joyful and spirited cousin Paloma who is both a healer and a Muxe - a trans woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up in Mexico City, Zoe attempts to find her way in a society straitjacketed by its hostile macho culture. But it is Feliciana's and Paloma's stories that draw her own story out of her, taking her on a journey to understanding her place in the world and the power of her voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis captivating novel of two Mexicos envisions the writer as a healer and offers a generous and distinctly female way of understanding the complex world we all inhabit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by Heather Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896647356594,"sku":"9781529412215","price":355.01,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/371679_63f182b55cf344.17157370_9781529412215.jpg?v=1677476772","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/witches-1","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}