The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo - ISBN: 9781668092811
Paperback
Magic, motherhood, and a missing child intertwine in El Paso.

The Witches of El Paso

A Novel

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    30 October 2024

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Summary

A lawyer and her elderly great-aunt use their supernatural gifts to find a lost child in this richly imagined and empowering story of motherhood, magic, and legacy.

If you call to the witches, they will come.

1943, El Paso, Texas: teenager Nena spends her days caring for the small children of her older sisters, while longing for a life of freedom and adventure. The premonitions and fainting spells she has endured since childhood are getting worse, and Nena worries she’ll end u…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781668092811
ISBN-10:1668092816
Author:Luis Jaramillo
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Atria/Primero Sueno Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:30 October 2024
Weight:273g
Dimensions:18mm x 152mm x 229mm
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The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo - ISBN: 9781668092811
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Critics Review

“Luis Jaramillo weaves a captivating tale of family, tradition, and the enduring power of love. His vivid prose and intriguing plot make his novel hard to put down!”—Reyna Grande, author of A Ballad of Love and Glory
“Gorgeous and thrilling, The Witches of El Paso casts a revelatory spell. I didn’t want it to end.”—R. O. Kwon, Bestselling author of Exhibit and The Incendiaries
“Spanning borders and centuries, The Witches of El Paso is a wild, wondrous novel about the magic that is singing all around us. With this story, Luis Jaramillo shows us how to catch the tune.”—Julia Phillips, author of Disappearing Earth, an international bestseller and National Book Award Finalist
“Sexy, smart and soulful, Luis Jaramillo’s The Witches of El Paso pulls us across borders and time to get to the essence of what it means for families to survive this beautiful, fractured world.”—Mira Jacob, national bestselling author of Good Talk
“Jaramillo’s atmospheric prose conjures the dusty El Paso of the past, and depictions of La Vista vibrate with ‘colorful knots of waves,’ glowing indigo, maroon, and bright pink, yielding ‘a wild spell, like yeast in the air.’ This riveting page-turner affirms the adage, ‘Family stories teach us how to live. Family secrets teach us to kill parts of ourselves.’

“Gripping and cinematic, the novel’s worlds of El Paso past and present will bewitch and enrapture.“—Kirkus (starred review)

About The Author

Luis Jaramillo

Luis Jaramillo is the author of The Witches of El Paso and the award-winning short story collection, The Doctor’s Wife. His writing has appeared in LitHub, BOMB Magazine, Los Angeles Review of Books, and other publications. He is an assistant professor of creative writing at The New School. He received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and an MFA from The New School.

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