Woman of light: a novel
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1890: When Desiderya Lopez, The Sleepy Prophet, finds an abandoned infant on the banks of an arroyo, she recognizes something in his spirit and brings him home. Pidre will go on to become a famous showman in the Anglo West whose main act, Simodecea, is Pidre's fearless, sharpshooting wife, who wrangles bears as part of his show. 1935: Luz "Little Light" Lopez and her brother Diego work the carnival circuit in downtown Denver. Luz, is a tea leaf reader, and Diego is a snake charmer. One day, a pale-faced woman in white fur asks Luz for a reading, calling her by a name that only her brother knows. Later that night at a party downtown, Luz sees Diego dancing with this pale-faced woman, which results in a brawl with the local white supremacist group. Diego leaves town for cover and Luz is left trying to get justice for her brother and family. Merging two multi-generational storylines in Colorado, this is a novel of family love, secrets, and survival.
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Fajardo-Anstine, K. (2023). Woman of light: a novel. One World Trade Paperback edition. New York, NY, One World.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Fajardo-Anstine, Kali. 2023. Woman of Light: A Novel. New York, NY, One World.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Fajardo-Anstine, Kali, Woman of Light: A Novel. New York, NY, One World, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Fajardo-Anstine, Kali. Woman of Light: A Novel. One World Trade Paperback edition. New York, NY, One World, 2023.
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